Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Countryside Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Countryside Farms and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Countryside Farms
- 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 Countryside Farms:
- 39.588723, -75.716599
- 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 Countryside Farms
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Countryside Farms is near Cecil County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- eBird sighting report for Salem 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Countryside Farms ...
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.
- Bear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Bear is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear <2>
- Cedar Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
- Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
- Cottage Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
- Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County
- Deer Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Glasgow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Glasgow Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
- Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
- Glasgow Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
- Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
- Goose Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
- Goose Point is located in New Castle County
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
- Iron Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Kings Croft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
- Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
- Little Jersey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jersey
- Little Jersey is located in New Castle County
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- Melody Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
- Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Pigeon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
- Porter Square
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
- Porter Square is located in New Castle County
- Raintree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Rivers End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers End have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Rivers End is located in New Castle County
- Stones Throw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Throw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
- Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
- Summer Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
- Summit Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Turn Quist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turn Quist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist
- Turn Quist is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Woodshade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
- Woodshade is located in New Castle County
- Yorkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melody Meadows
How Far From Countryside Farms 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 Countryside Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Countryside Farms and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Countryside Farms to Wilmington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Countryside Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Countryside Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Countryside Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5887, Longitude: -75.7166 In this case, the coordinates for Countryside Farms 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 Countryside Farms 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 307.061 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.605 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.881 degrees. |