Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fern Hook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fern Hook and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fern Hook

• 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 Fern Hook:
  • 39.702891, -75.571869
  • 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 Fern Hook

• 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 Fern Hook is near Salem County and also Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Fern Hook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fern Hook ...

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.

• Boxwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
• Buttonwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Buttonwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
• Delaware Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
• Hazeldell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
• Keystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Manor Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
• Masonicville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
• Overview Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
• Pleasant Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Rogers Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
• Rose Hill Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
• Rosegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
• Tuxedo Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fern Hook and extending to:

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fern Hook to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 95 miles [152.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'