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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 Claymont Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claymont Village 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 Claymont Village:
    • 39.799002, -75.457696
    • 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 Claymont 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 Claymont Village is near Gloucester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Claymont Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Claymont 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.

  • Carpenter
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Carpenter is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Cedartree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedartree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greenmount
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenmount is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Greenshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenshire is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
  • Greentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greentree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Grubbs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
  • Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
  • Hillendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillendale is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Indian Field
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Indian Field is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
    • Kings Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Log Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Log Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
    • Longview Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
    • Lynnfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Maplechase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Maplechase is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
    • Marcus Hook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quarryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quarryville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Riverview Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Riverview Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
    • Rolling Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Silverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Stockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stockdale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Valley Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Valley Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
    • Windy Bush
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
    • Woodside Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
    • Woodstream Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodstream Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Gardens

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Claymont Village to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 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 '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- Claymont Village) 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 Claymont Village 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 Claymont Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7990, Longitude: -75.4577       In this case, the coordinates for Claymont Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.891 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.445 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.684 degrees.