Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wil-e-lew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wil-e-lew and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wil-e-lew

• 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 Wil-e-lew:
  • 38.393728, -75.456864
  • 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 Wil-e-lew

• 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 Wil-e-lew is near Sussex County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Wil-e-lew

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wil-e-lew ...

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.

• Forest Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Grove is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Glass Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glass Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Hill
• Greenland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenland is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Hideaway Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hideaway Acres is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
• Middle Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
• Minksville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Minksville is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minksville
• Parsonsburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Parsonsburg is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsburg <1>
• Poplar Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
• Quail Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Rosewood Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rosewood Forest is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Forest

How Far From Wil-e-lew to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wil-e-lew to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wil-e-lew and extending to:

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Wil-e-lew to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'