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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 Edenridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edenridge 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 Edenridge:
    • 39.798723, -75.562147
    • 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 Edenridge
  • 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 Edenridge is near Delaware County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Edenridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edenridge ...

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.

  • Beau Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
  • Beaver Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Birch Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
  • Blue Ball
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
  • Boulder Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Brandywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandywood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
  • Delaware Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Delaware Heights is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
  • Galewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Galewood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Gordon Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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    • Greenville Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
    • Gristmill Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
    • Gumwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
    • Heatherbrooke
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
    • Henry Clay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
    • High Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • High Point is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Hillcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Holiday Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holly Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Kings Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Liftwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
    • Log Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Log Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
    • Longwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Lynnfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Maplechase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Maplechase is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
    • Owls Nest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Owls Nest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Pennyhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rockwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
    • Rockwood Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
    • Silver Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Silverside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Stonehaven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Swallow Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Walnut Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Windy Bush
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
    • Woodside Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Edenridge to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edenridge) 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 Edenridge 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 Edenridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7987, Longitude: -75.5621       In this case, the coordinates for Edenridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.952 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.515 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.729 degrees.