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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 Fairwinds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairwinds 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 Fairwinds:
- 39.643723, -75.642984
- 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 Fairwinds
- 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 Fairwinds is near Salem County and also Cecil 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 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 Fairwinds
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairwinds ...
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.
- Bear
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carriage Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carriage Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
- Christiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christiana Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
- Christiana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Fox Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Woods
- Hares Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
- Ivy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ivy Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Kings Croft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
- Melanie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Melanie is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie
- Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Hollow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pigeon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Pine Swamp Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Swamp Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp Corner
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Raintree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rivers End
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rivers End is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Woodshade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodshade is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
How Far From Fairwinds 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 Fairwinds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fairwinds and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fairwinds to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 90 miles [144.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 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 from Point A (ie- Fairwinds) 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 Fairwinds 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 Fairwinds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6437, Longitude: -75.6430 In this case, the coordinates for Fairwinds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.013 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.56 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.827 degrees. |
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