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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 Delaware Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delaware Junction 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 Delaware Junction:
    • 39.723169, -75.576591
    • 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 Delaware Junction
  • 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 Delaware Junction is near Salem County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Delaware Junction

Communities Also Named Delaware Junction ...

We found one communities that are also named Delaware Junction.

Within Delaware, the name Delaware Junction is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Delaware Junction in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Brown County
      • This Delaware Junction is located in Brown County and lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Delaware Junction that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Delaware Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delaware Junction ...

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.

  • Boxwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Buttonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Buttonwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
  • Fern Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Hazeldell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
  • Keystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Keystone is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Manor Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
  • Masonicville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
  • Overview Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Prices Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rogers Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
    • Rose Hill Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
    • Rosegate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
    • Silver Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Tuxedo Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Willow Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Woodland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Delaware Junction 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 Delaware Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delaware Junction and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Delaware Junction to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 96 miles [154.5 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 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 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' (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- Delaware Junction) 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 Delaware Junction 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 Delaware Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7232, Longitude: -75.5766       In this case, the coordinates for Delaware Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.967 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.52 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.766 degrees.