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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 Concord Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concord Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Concord Hills:
- 39.834001, -75.545480
- 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 Concord Hills
- 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 Concord Hills is near Delaware County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Concord Hills
Communities Also Named Concord Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Concord Hills.
Within Delaware, the name Concord Hills is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Concord Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Concord Hills is located in Butler County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west of the Concord Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Concord Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Concord Hills ...
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.
- Beau Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
- Beaver Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Birch Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
- Blue Ball
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Booths Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Boulder Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Brandywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandywood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
- Brookcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
- Cedartree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedartree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
- Concord Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Hunt is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Hunt
- Edenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edenridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
- Elam
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elam is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Galewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Galewood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Grubbs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Gumwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gumwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- Heatherbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Field is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Keepsake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keepsake is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepsake
- Kings Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Log Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Log Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Longwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lynnfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Maplechase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maplechase is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
- Painters Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Painters Crossroads is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Crossroads
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Windy Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
How Far From Concord Hills 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 Concord Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Concord Hills and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Concord Hills 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 102 miles [164.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Concord Hills) 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 Concord Hills 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 Concord Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8340, Longitude: -75.5455 In this case, the coordinates for Concord Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.939 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.707 degrees. |
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