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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 Wango, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wango 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 Wango:
- 38.321506, -75.449919
- 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 Wango
- 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Since Wango is near Worcester County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Wango
Communities Also Named Wango ...
We found one communities that are also named Wango.
Within Maryland, the name Wango is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Wango in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Wango is located in Chautauqua County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wango that is located in Wicomico County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Wango.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wango ...
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.
- Foggy Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Foggy Bottom is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggy Bottom
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Foxchase
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foxchase is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Glass Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glass Hill is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Hill
- Greenlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Heritage Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heritage Manor is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
- Justice Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Minksville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minksville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minksville
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parsonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Poplar Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Trace Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trace Hollow is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Hollow
How Far From Wango to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wango to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wango and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Wango to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wango) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wango 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 Wango. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3215, Longitude: -75.4499 In this case, the coordinates for Wango have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.342 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.284 degrees. |
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