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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 Cardinal Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardinal Hills 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 Cardinal Hills:
    • 39.132100, -75.601500
    • 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 Cardinal Hills
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Cardinal Hills is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Cardinal Hills

Communities Also Named Cardinal Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Cardinal Hills.

Within Delaware, the name Cardinal Hills is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Cardinal Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Cardinal Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cardinal Hills that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Cardinal Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardinal Hills ...

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.

  • Chestnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Crossgates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Derby Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
  • Derbywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
  • Four Seasons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Heatherfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hunters Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mallard Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
  • Meadow Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Meadow Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
    • Planters Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
    • Presidential Courts
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
    • Quails Nest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Rockland Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rockland Hills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Hills
    • Star Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wyoming Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cardinal Hills to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Cardinal Hills) 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 Cardinal Hills 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 Cardinal Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1321, Longitude: -75.6015       In this case, the coordinates for Cardinal Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.03 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.499 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.02 degrees.