Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Spring Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Spring Farm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green Spring Farm
- 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 Green Spring Farm:
- 39.316500, -75.640484
- 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 Green Spring Farm
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Green Spring Farm is near Kent County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Spring Farm ...
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.
- Big Oak Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
- Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
- Blackbird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Bombay Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bombay Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
- Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
- Brick Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Store
- Brick Store is located in New Castle County
- Chambersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Chambersville is located in New Castle County
- Duck Creek Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Landing
- Duck Creek Landing is located in Kent County
- Eagles Nest Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Landing
- Eagles Nest Landing is located in New Castle County
- Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Gardenside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Gardenside is located in Kent County
- Green Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Lawndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Long Point Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
- Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
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- Mallards Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallards Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
- Mallards Run is located in Kent County
- Plantation Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
- Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
- Point Breeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in New Castle County
- Ravenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sunnyside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Tent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Twin Eagle Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Eagle Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
- Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
- Wind Song Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wind Song Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
- Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
- Windy Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mallards Run
How Far From Green Spring Farm 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 Green Spring Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Green Spring Farm and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Green Spring Farm to Wilmington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Spring Farm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Green Spring Farm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Spring Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3165, Longitude: -75.6405 In this case, the coordinates for Green Spring Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Green Spring Farm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.537 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.961 degrees. |