Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Mollusk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mollusk and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mollusk

• 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 Mollusk:
  • 37.730140, -76.538008
  • 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 Mollusk

• 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Mollusk is near Middlesex County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Mollusk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mollusk ...

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.

• Bridgetown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bridgetown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Cove Colony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove Colony is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Colony
• Greenvale ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenvale is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
• Griffins Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
• Lively
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lively is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lively <1>
• Merry Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
• Nuttsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nuttsville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttsville
• Ottoman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
• Pierces Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pierces Corner is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
• Queenstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Queenstown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
• Slabtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown

How Far From Mollusk 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 Mollusk to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mollusk to Richmond, 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'