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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 Dobbinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dobbinsville 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 Dobbinsville:
    • 39.656502, -75.579092
    • 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 Dobbinsville
  • 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 Dobbinsville is near Salem County and also Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Dobbinsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dobbinsville ...

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 southwest)
  • Beaver Dam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Boxwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Buttonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Buttonwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
  • Carriage Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Carriage Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
  • Christiana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Christiana Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
  • Christiana Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
  • Churchtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Churchtown is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coventry is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Delaware Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
  • Fairwinds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairwinds is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwinds
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Fern Hook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
    • Hares Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
    • Hazeldell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
    • Ivy Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivy Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
    • Mahoneyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahoneyville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneyville
    • Manor Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
    • Masonicville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
    • Melanie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Melanie is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie
    • Oak Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hollow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Overview Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
    • Pigeon Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
    • Pleasant Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasantville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pleasantville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Rivers End
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rivers End is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Rogers Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
    • Rose Hill Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
    • Rosegate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Tuxedo Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dobbinsville and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Dobbinsville to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dobbinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Dobbinsville 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 Dobbinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6565, Longitude: -75.5791       In this case, the coordinates for Dobbinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.974 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.518 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.795 degrees.