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

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Andrewsville

• 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 Andrewsville 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 Andrewsville

Communities Also Named Andrewsville ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Big Pine is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
• Burrsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
• Cocked Hat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cocked Hat is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocked Hat
• Deer Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Greenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenwood
  • From Andrewsville to Greenwood
• Hickory Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Melvin Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Melvin Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Crossroads
• Six Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Six Forks is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
• Union Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

How Far From Andrewsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'