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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 Buttonwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buttonwood 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 Buttonwood:
    • 39.683446, -75.556590
    • 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 Buttonwood
  • 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 Buttonwood is near Salem County and also Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Buttonwood

Communities Also Named Buttonwood ...

We found three communities that are also named Buttonwood.

Within Delaware, the name Buttonwood is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Buttonwood is located in Cook County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buttonwood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Buttonwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Buttonwood is located in Luzerne County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the north of the Buttonwood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Buttonwood.
      • Lycoming County
      • This Buttonwood is located in Lycoming County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northwest of the Buttonwood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Buttonwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buttonwood ...

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.

  • Boxwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Churchtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Churchtown is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
  • Deepwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deepwater is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
  • Delaware Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
  • Dobbinsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbinsville
  • Fern Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
  • Hares Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
  • Hazeldell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
  • Keystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Manor Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
  • Masonicville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
  • Melanie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Melanie is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Overview Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
    • Pleasantville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasantville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Rogers Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
    • Rose Hill Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
    • Rosegate
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buttonwood and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the North.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Buttonwood to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Buttonwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Buttonwood 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 Buttonwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6834, Longitude: -75.5566       In this case, the coordinates for Buttonwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.959 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.504 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.774 degrees.