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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walnut Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Landing and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Walnut Landing:
- 38.531217, -75.770701
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Walnut Landing
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Walnut Landing is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Walnut Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Landing ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Butlers Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Beach is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Beach
- Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Finchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hebron Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
- Hollands Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollands Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Crossroads
- Holly Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Marshyhope Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Packing House Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Ralph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ralph is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Ralphs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ralphs is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
How Far From Walnut Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walnut Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Walnut Landing and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Landing to Cambridge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Walnut Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5312, Longitude: -75.7707 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.173 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.568 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.332 degrees. |
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