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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 Andrewsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andrewsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Andrewsville:
    • 38.861501, -75.635193
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Andrewsville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Andrewsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Andrewsville.

Within Delaware, the name Andrewsville is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Andrewsville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Andrewsville lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north of the Andrewsville that is located in Kent County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Andrewsville ...

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.

  • Big Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
    • Big Pine is located in Kent County
  • Burrsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
    • Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Cocked Hat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cocked Hat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocked Hat
    • Cocked Hat is located in Sussex County
  • Deer Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Kent County
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Melvin Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Crossroads
    • Melvin Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Six Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
    • Six Forks is located in Kent County
  • Union Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
    • Union Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Andrewsville and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Andrewsville to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west (W). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Andrewsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Andrewsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Andrewsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8615, Longitude: -75.6352    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Andrewsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.07 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.502 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.144 degrees.









 

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