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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 Dartmouth Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dartmouth Woods 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 Dartmouth Woods:
    • 39.833445, -75.510755
    • 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 Dartmouth Woods
  • 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 Dartmouth Woods 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 Dartmouth Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dartmouth Woods ...

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 northwest)
    • Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
  • Beaver Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Birch Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
  • Booths Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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 south)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Brandywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Brandywood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
  • Brookcroft
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
  • Carpenter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Carpenter is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Cedartree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cedartree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
  • Concord Hunt
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Concord Hunt is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Hunt
  • Elam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elam is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
  • Galewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Galewood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Green Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
    • Greentree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Greentree is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
    • Grubbs Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
    • Heatherbrooke
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
    • Hiddencreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hiddencreek is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddencreek
    • Hillendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillendale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Holiday Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holly Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Indian Field
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Field is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
    • Kings Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Log Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Log Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
    • Longview Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
    • Longwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Longwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Maplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Maplechase is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
    • Riverview Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Riverview Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
    • Silverside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Valley Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
    • Windy Bush
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush

How Far From Dartmouth Woods 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 Dartmouth Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dartmouth Woods and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • 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 Dartmouth Woods 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dartmouth Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Dartmouth Woods 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 Dartmouth Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8334, Longitude: -75.5108       In this case, the coordinates for Dartmouth Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.919 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.483 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.692 degrees.