Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Duncan Glen:
  • 39.743168, -75.653818
  • 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 Duncan Glen

• 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 Duncan Glen is near Chester County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Duncan Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duncan Glen ...

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.

• Cedars
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedars is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Cedars Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
• Coffee Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
• English Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • English Village is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Glenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glenville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Greenbank
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
• Heather Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
• Heritage
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heritage is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Heritage Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
• Hickory Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Keystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Keystone is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
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  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Limestone Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
  • Limestone Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
  • Loveville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Loveville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Maplecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maplecrest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
  • Masonicville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
  • Mermaid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
  • Mermaid Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
  • Milltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Milltown is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Mockingbird Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
  • Pepper Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pepper Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
  • Pike Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
  • Pike Creek Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
  • Pinecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Plum Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Plum Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
  • Prices Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rolling Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Skyline Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
  • Skyline Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Skyline Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Ridge
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Stony Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
  • Tree Top Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
  • Tuxedo Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 east)
    • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
  • Winterbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
  • Woodland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Duncan Glen 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 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• 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).<6>'