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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 Alexanders Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alexanders Village 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 Alexanders Village:
- 39.071900, -75.521500
- 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 Alexanders Village
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Alexanders Village is near Sussex County and also Caroline 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 Caroline 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 Alexanders Village
Communities Also Named Alexanders Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Alexanders Village.
Within Delaware, the name Alexanders Village is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Alexanders Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Alexanders Village lies 3,232 miles [5,201.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Alexanders Village that is located in Kent County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alexanders Village ...
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.
- Candlewicke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Candlewicke is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
- Chimney Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Cypress Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Derby Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Derby Shores is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
- Derbywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Derbywood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
- Eagle Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Eagles Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Forest Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Greenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Hideaway Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Locustville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
- Misty Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Otters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Paris Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Royal Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Royal Grant is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
- Shady Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Lane is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Star Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Star Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Turnkey
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Turnkey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
- Viola Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Viola Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
- White House Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
- Wooden Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills
How Far From Alexanders Village 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 Alexanders Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alexanders Village and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Alexanders Village to White House, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alexanders Village) 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 Alexanders Village 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 Alexanders Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0719, Longitude: -75.5215 In this case, the coordinates for Alexanders Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.988 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.441 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.011 degrees. |
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