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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 Augustine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Augustine 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 Augustine:
- 39.764002, -75.553812
- 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 Augustine
- 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 Augustine is near Salem County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Augustine
Communities Also Named Augustine ...
We found three communities that are also named Augustine.
Within Delaware, the name Augustine is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Augustine [Chatham County].
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Augustine is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km]<2> to the west of the Augustine that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Augustine.
- Socorro County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Augustine [Socorro County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Augustine ...
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.
- Blue Ball
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Boulder Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Boxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
- Delaware Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Edenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edenridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galewood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Gordon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Gristmill Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Gumwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gumwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- Hazeldell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Heatherbrooke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Henry Clay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Keystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Liftwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liftwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lynnfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Overview Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
- Pennyhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
- Quarryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Rogers Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
- Rose Hill Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
- Rosegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosegate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Stonehaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Stony Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Willow Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodside Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
How Far From Augustine 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 Augustine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Augustine and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Augustine to Dover, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Augustine 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Augustine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Augustine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Augustine 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 Augustine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7640, Longitude: -75.5538 In this case, the coordinates for Augustine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.508 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.74 degrees. |
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