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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 Edgewood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewood Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Edgewood Hills:
- 39.758447, -75.503809
- 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 Edgewood Hills
- 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 Edgewood Hills is near Salem County and also Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Edgewood Hills
Communities Also Named Edgewood Hills ...
We found four communities that are also named Edgewood Hills.
Within Delaware, the name Edgewood Hills is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Edgewood Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgewood Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Edgewood Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Edgewood Hills is located in Dauphin County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgewood Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Edgewood Hills.
- Tennessee
- Rhea County
- This Edgewood Hills is located in Rhea County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgewood Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Edgewood Hills.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Edgewood Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgewood Hills that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Edgewood Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewood Hills ...
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.
- Blue Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 north)
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Friendship Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Station is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galewood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Gordon Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Gristmill Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Gumwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gumwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Point is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Liftwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liftwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
- Lynnfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Pennyhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
- Quarryville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rockwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Rolling Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Silverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Stonehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Windy Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Woodside Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
How Far From Edgewood Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edgewood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgewood Hills and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Edgewood Hills to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Edgewood Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Edgewood Hills 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 Edgewood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7584, Longitude: -75.5038 In this case, the coordinates for Edgewood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.921 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.474 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.721 degrees. |
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