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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 Evergreen Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evergreen Acres 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 Evergreen Acres:
    • 38.905669, -75.447698
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Evergreen Acres
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Evergreen Acres ...

We found six communities that share the name Evergreen Acres.

There is one other community in Delaware which is also named Evergreen Acres.

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

  • Communities Located In Delaware ...
    • New Castle County
      • This Evergreen Acres is located in New Castle County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Evergreen Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Evergreen Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Barbara 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 California community of Evergreen Acres [Santa Barbara County].
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This Evergreen Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evergreen Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Evergreen Acres.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Evergreen Acres lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Evergreen Acres that is located in Sussex County.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Evergreen Acres is located in Lancaster County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Evergreen Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Evergreen Acres.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Evergreen Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evergreen Acres that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Evergreen Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evergreen Acres ...

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.

  • Chestnut Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
    • Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
  • Dogwood Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
    • Dogwood Meadows is located in Kent County
  • Freeman Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
    • Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Greentop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
    • Greentop is located in Sussex County
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Hummingbird Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummingbird Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird Hills
    • Hummingbird Hills is located in Kent County
  • Knotts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knotts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
    • Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
  • Lincoln
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
  • Lynch Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Heights
    • Lynch Heights is located in Kent County
  • Marvels Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvels Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
    • Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Melvins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
    • Melvins is located in Kent County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
      • Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
    • Six Forks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
      • Six Forks is located in Kent County
    • Stanley Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
      • Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
    • Woods Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
      • Woods Haven is located in Kent County

How Far From Evergreen Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Evergreen Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Evergreen Acres to Georgetown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west (W). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Evergreen Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evergreen Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evergreen Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9057, Longitude: -75.4477       In this case, the coordinates for Evergreen Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Evergreen Acres 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Evergreen Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.958 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.381 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.048 degrees.




 

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