Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gander Hill:
  • 39.418167, -75.666874
  • 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 Gander Hill

• 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 Gander Hill is near Cecil County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Gander Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gander Hill ...

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.

• Blackbird
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
• Blackbird Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackbird Landing is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird Landing
• Evergreen Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
• Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Greylag
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greylag is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylag
• Meadow Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
• Pine Tree Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Tree Corners is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corners
• Point Breeze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Point Breeze is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Sugar Loaf Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Loaf Chase is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Chase
• Sycamore Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sycamore Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms

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

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gander Hill to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'