Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for H and H Corner

• 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 H and H Corner:
  • 39.379834, -75.665207
  • 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 H and H Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near H and H Corner ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
• Blackbird Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Blackbird Landing is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird Landing
• Chambersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chambersville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
• Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Gander Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gander Hill is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gander Hill
• Green Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Green Spring Farm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
• Meadow Vista
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • 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 north)
  • Pine Tree Corners is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corners
• Point Breeze
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Point Breeze is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Sycamore Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
• Tent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tent is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent

How Far From H and H Corner 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 H and H Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from H and H Corner to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'