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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 Cedar Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Chase 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 Cedar Chase:
    • 39.195100, -75.552700
    • 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 Cedar Chase
  • 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 Cedar Chase is near New Castle County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Cedar Chase

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Chase ...

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.

  • Bishops Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
  • Chestnut Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Cowgills Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cowgills Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgills Corner
  • Crossgates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Seasons
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Hammville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
  • Heatherfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hoars Addition
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
  • Hughes Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hunters Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunters Point is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
    • Independence Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Lincoln Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Mallard Pond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
    • Oak Shadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Shadows is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
    • Persimmon Park Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Planters Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
    • Presidential Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
    • Ryans Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ryans Run is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
    • Schoolview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Schoolview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview

How Far From Cedar Chase to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cedar Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cedar Chase and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Chase 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 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Cedar Chase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cedar Chase 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 Cedar Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1951, Longitude: -75.5527       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.996 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.47 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.974 degrees.