Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Downs Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Downs Chapel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Downs Chapel

• 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 Downs Chapel:
  • 39.212056, -75.719376
  • 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 Downs Chapel

• 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Downs Chapel is near Queen Anne's County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Downs Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Downs Chapel ...

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.

• Bolton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Everetts Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
• Fords Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Forest Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Gate is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
• Peters Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
• Rolling Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Seven Hickories
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
• Shorts Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
• Slaughter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Slaughter is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
• Twin Eagle Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
• Whigville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whigville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

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

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Downs Chapel to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'