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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 Barley Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barley Woods 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 Barley Woods:
    • 39.772890, -75.612983
    • 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 Barley Woods
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barley Woods ...

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 Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenville Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
  • Cedars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
    • Cedars is located in New Castle County
  • Cedars Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedars Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
  • Coffee Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
  • Greenbank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenville Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
    • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
  • Henry Clay
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
    • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
  • Loveville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Loveville is located in New Castle County
  • Mount Cuba
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
  • Prices Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
    • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
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    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <2>
    • Silver Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Stony Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
      • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
    • Swallow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swallow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Walnut Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Willow Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
    • Winterbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Barley Woods and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Barley Woods to Dover, with an average speed<4> 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 97 miles [156.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Barley Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barley Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7729, Longitude: -75.6130       In this case, the coordinates for Barley Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Barley Woods 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 306.984 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.548 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.761 degrees.









 

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