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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Auburn 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:
- 39.808444, -75.688545
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Auburn ...
We found 49 communities that are also named Auburn.
Within Delaware, the name Auburn is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of 46 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 43 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Auburn, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Auburn is located in Lee County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Auburn.
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Auburn [Sebastian County].
- California
- Placer County
- This Auburn is located in Placer County and lies 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Auburn.
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Auburn is located in Weld County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the west of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Auburn.
- Florida
- Okaloosa County
- This Auburn is located in Okaloosa County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Auburn.
- Georgia
- Barrow County
- This Auburn is located in Barrow County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barrow County community of Auburn.
- Illinois
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Auburn [Clark County].
- Sangamon County
- This Auburn is located in Sangamon County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the west of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Auburn.
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Auburn is located in DeKalb County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Auburn.
- Iowa
- Sac County
- This Auburn is located in Sac County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sac County community of Auburn.
- Kansas
- Shawnee County
- This Auburn is located in Shawnee County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the west of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Auburn.
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This Auburn is located in Logan County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Auburn.
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- This Auburn is located in Androscoggin County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Auburn.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Auburn is located in Prince George's County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Auburn.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Auburn is located in Worcester County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Auburn.
- Michigan
- Bay County
- This Auburn is located in Bay County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Auburn.
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Auburn [Oakland County].
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Auburn [Dakota County].
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Auburn is located in Lee County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Auburn.
- Lincoln County
- This Auburn is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km] to the west southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Auburn.
- Missouri
- Lincoln County
- This Auburn is located in Lincoln County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the west of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Auburn.
- Nebraska
- Nemaha County
- This Auburn is located in Nemaha County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the west of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Auburn.
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Auburn.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Auburn is located in Rockingham County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Auburn.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Auburn is located in Salem County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Auburn.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Auburn is located in Cayuga County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the north of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Auburn.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Auburn is located in Wake County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Auburn.
- North Dakota
- Walsh County
- This Auburn is located in Walsh County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Auburn.
- Nova Scotia
- This Auburn lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Auburn is located in Butler County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Auburn.
- Geauga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Auburn [Geauga County].
- Oklahoma
- Woods County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Auburn [Woods County].
- Ontario
- This Auburn lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Auburn [Baker County].
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Auburn is located in Schuylkill County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Auburn.
- Susquehanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Auburn [Susquehanna County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Auburn lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Auburn is located in Providence County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Auburn.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Auburn is located in Darlington County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Auburn.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Auburn [Cannon County].
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Auburn is located in Ellis County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Auburn.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Auburn is located in Fauquier County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Auburn.
- Washington
- King County
- This Auburn is located in King County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Auburn.
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This Auburn is located in Ritchie County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Auburn.
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- This Auburn is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Auburn that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Auburn.
- Uinta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Auburn [Uinta County].
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - South Australia
- Distance: 10,502 miles [16,901.3 km]<1> to the west
- Open a Google Map centered on Auburn
- - New South Wales
- Distance: 9,843 miles [15,840.8 km] to the west
- Open a Google Map centered on Auburn
- Ireland
- Distance: 3,218 miles [5,178.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Auburn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Auburn ...
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
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fox Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- 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 southeast)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Iron Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Owls Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Owls Nest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
- 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
- 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 southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Auburn 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 Auburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Auburn 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 to Wilmington, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Auburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Auburn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Auburn 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8084, Longitude: -75.6885 In this case, the coordinates for Auburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.026 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.601 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.779 degrees. |
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