Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cokesbury 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 Cokesbury Village:
  • 39.775112, -75.657986
  • 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 Cokesbury 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 Cokesbury Village is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Cokesbury Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cokesbury 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.

• Brackenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Brackenville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
• Brackenville Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
• Cedars
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedars is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Cedars Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
• Charter Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Coffee Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
• Cornish Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
• Fox Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Greenbank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
• Heather Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
• Hickory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hickory Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
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  • Highland Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Holly Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
  • Horseshoe Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
  • Iron Gates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
  • Limestone Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
  • Loveville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Loveville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Manley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Manley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
  • Meeting House Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
  • Meeting House Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
  • Mermaid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Mockingbird Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
  • Mount Cuba
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Quaker Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
  • Rolling Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Skyline Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
  • Snug Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Stony Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
  • Swallow Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
  • Tree Top Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
  • Vintage Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
  • Walnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Walnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Winterbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
  • Woodland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Cokesbury 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 Cokesbury 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 Cokesbury Village and extending to:

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Cokesbury Village to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 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 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'