Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Champlin Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champlin Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Champlin Village

• 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 Champlin Village:
  • 39.728724, -75.593259
  • 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 Champlin Village

• 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 Champlin Village is near Salem County and also Chester 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 Chester 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 Champlin Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Champlin Village ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
• Cedars
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedars is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Cedars Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
• Delaware Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
• Fern Hook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Glenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Greenbank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
• Hazeldell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
• Henry Clay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
• Keystone
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Keystone is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Liberty is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Manor Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
  • Masonicville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
  • Overview Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
  • Pleasant Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Prices Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
  • Rogers Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
  • Rose Hill Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
  • Rosegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
  • Silver Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Stony Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
  • Tuxedo Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
  • Willow Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
  • Woodland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Champlin Village and extending to:

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Champlin Village 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 96 miles [154.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 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 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'