Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Ball, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Ball and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Ball
- 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 Blue Ball:
- 39.777335, -75.544645
- 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 Blue Ball
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Blue Ball is near Delaware County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for Salem 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Blue Ball ...
We found three communities that share the name Blue Ball.
Within Delaware, the name Blue Ball is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Ball ...
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.
- Boulder Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Edenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Gordon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Greenville Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
- Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
- Gristmill Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gristmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Gumwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Heatherbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- Henry Clay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
- Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in New Castle County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Liftwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lynnfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Pennyhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Rockwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Rockwood Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
- Stonehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Woodside Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- High Point
How Far From Blue Ball 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 Blue Ball to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Ball and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Blue Ball 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 100 miles [160.9 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 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Ball. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Ball) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Ball. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7773, Longitude: -75.5446 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Ball have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blue Ball 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 306.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.502 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.73 degrees. |