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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 Auburn Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Auburn Hills 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 Auburn Hills:
- 39.804278, -75.692712
- 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 Auburn Hills
- 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Auburn Hills is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Auburn Hills
Communities Also Named Auburn Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Auburn Hills.
Within Delaware, the name Auburn Hills is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Auburn Hills is located in Oakland County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Auburn Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Auburn Hills.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Auburn Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Auburn Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Auburn Hills ...
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.
- Brackenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brackenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
- Brackenville Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
- Charter Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Cornish Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
- Cricket Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fox Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highland Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Holly Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
- Horseshoe Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Iron Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Loveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Manley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Meeting House Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Meeting House Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
- Mount Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quaker Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Skyline Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
- Snug Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
- Tree Top Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
- Vintage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Auburn Hills 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 Auburn Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Auburn Hills and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Auburn Hills to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Auburn Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Auburn Hills 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 Auburn Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8043, Longitude: -75.6927 In this case, the coordinates for Auburn Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.029 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.782 degrees. |
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