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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 Sinnickson Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sinnickson 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 Sinnickson Landing:
- 39.569835, -75.495755
- 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 Sinnickson 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Since Sinnickson Landing is near New Castle County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Sinnickson Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinnickson 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.
- Beaver Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Churchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Churchtown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Courses Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Courses Landing is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
- Deepwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deepwater is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
- Delaware City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dobbinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbinsville
- Dutch Neck Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dutch Neck Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck Farms
- Halltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mahoneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mahoneyville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneyville
- Marshalltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Mowers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pointers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Shingle Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shingle Landing is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
- Slapes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner
- Thorntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorntown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
How Far From Sinnickson Landing 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 Sinnickson Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sinnickson Landing and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the East.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Sinnickson Landing to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sinnickson Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sinnickson 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 Sinnickson Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5698, Longitude: -75.4958 In this case, the coordinates for Sinnickson Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.932 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.457 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.796 degrees. |
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