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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 Eagle Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Heights 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 Eagle Heights:
    • 39.120500, -75.486400
    • 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 Eagle Heights
  • 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 Eagle Heights is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Eagle Heights

Communities Also Named Eagle Heights ...

We found six communities that are also named Eagle Heights.

Within Delaware, the name Eagle Heights is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Eagle Heights, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Eagle Heights lies 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eagle Heights that is located in Kent County.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Eagle Heights [Kane County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eagle Heights that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Eagle Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Eagle Heights [Delaware County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Eagle Heights [Dane County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 9,557 miles [15,380.5 km]<1> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eagle Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Heights ...

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.

  • Candlewicke
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Crossgates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Cypress Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagles Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Forest Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
  • Greenview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Hideaway Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
  • Independence Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Little Creek Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Locustville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Locustville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
    • Magnolia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
    • Oak Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rising Sun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Royal Grant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Schoolview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Schoolview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
    • Shady Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Star Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Star Hill Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • Turnkey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • White House Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • White House Landing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
    • Wyoming
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wyoming Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Heights to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Eagle Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Eagle Heights 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 Eagle Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1205, Longitude: -75.4864       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.963 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.421 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.977 degrees.