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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 Chaplecroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chaplecroft 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 Chaplecroft:
    • 39.120946, -75.538535
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chaplecroft
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chaplecroft ...

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.

  • Candlewicke
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlewicke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
  • Crossgates
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
  • Derby Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
  • Derbywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derbywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
    • Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
  • Eagles Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
  • Forest Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
  • Greenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
  • Heatherfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
  • Meadow Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
    • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
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    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Presidential Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presidential Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
    • Rising Sun
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
    • Royal Grant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
    • Shady Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
    • Star Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
    • Star Hill Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
    • Turnkey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
    • Wyoming
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wyoming Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chaplecroft and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Chaplecroft to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chaplecroft. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Chaplecroft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chaplecroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1209, Longitude: -75.5385       In this case, the coordinates for Chaplecroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Chaplecroft to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.994 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.456 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.998 degrees.









 

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