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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 Chimney Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chimney Hill 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 Chimney Hill:
    • 39.023300, -75.558100
    • 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 Chimney Hill
  • 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 Chimney Hill is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Chimney Hill

Communities Also Named Chimney Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named Chimney Hill.

Within Delaware, the name Chimney Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Chimney Hill is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km]<1> to the west of the Chimney Hill that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Chimney Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chimney Hill that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Chimney Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chimney Hill ...

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.

  • Derby Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
  • Derbywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
  • Frederica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
  • Hunters Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Locustville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Locustville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
  • London Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • London Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
  • Melvins Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
  • Misty Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Misty Pines is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
  • Otters Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Otters Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
  • Paris Villa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris Villa is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
  • Paris Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Plymouth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Riverview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Scrap Tavern Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Turnkey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • Viola Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Viola Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
    • Willow Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Wooden Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Chimney Hill to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Chimney Hill) 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 Chimney Hill 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 Chimney Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0233, Longitude: -75.5581       In this case, the coordinates for Chimney Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.013 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.462 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.046 degrees.