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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 Blue Ball, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Ball 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Blue Ball
Communities Also Named Blue Ball ...
We found three communities that are also named Blue Ball.
Within Delaware, the name Blue Ball is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- This Blue Ball is located in Scott County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blue Ball that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Blue Ball.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Blue Ball is located in Butler County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west of the Blue Ball that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Blue Ball.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Blue Ball is located in Lancaster County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blue Ball that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Blue Ball.
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)
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Edenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edenridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles 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 southeast)
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles 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 west)
- 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
- Gristmill Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Gumwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gumwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- Heatherbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles 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 southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Liftwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liftwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Pennyhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Stonehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- 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
- Woodside Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
How Far From Blue Ball 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Ball) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.502 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.73 degrees. |
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