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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Heatherbrooke.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heatherbrooke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heatherbrooke 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 Heatherbrooke:
- 39.801502, -75.517977<1>
- 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 Heatherbrooke
- 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 Heatherbrooke is near Delaware County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Heatherbrooke
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heatherbrooke ...
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.
- Beau Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beau Tree is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
- Birch Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Birch Knoll is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
- Blue Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ball is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Booths Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Boulder Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boulder Brook is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Brandywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brandywood is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
- Brookcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
- Cedartree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartree is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
- Edenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edenridge is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Galewood is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Gordon Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gordon Heights is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Acres is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
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- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Meadow is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenshire is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
- Gristmill Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gristmill Woods is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Grubbs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs Corner is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grubbs Landing was located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Gumwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gumwood is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- High Point is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillendale is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Hills is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Oak is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Indian Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Field is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Kings Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings Ridge is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Liftwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liftwood is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
- Log Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Log Run is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
- Longview Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview Farms is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Longwood is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lynnfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lynnfield is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Maplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maplechase is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
- Pennyhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pennyhill is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
- Quarryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockwood Hills is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockwood Woods is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Rolling Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolling Park is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Silverside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silverside is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Stonehaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stonehaven is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Valley Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Run is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
- Windy Bush
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Windy Bush is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Woodside Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodside Hills is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
How Far From Heatherbrooke 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 included the distance from a community such as Heatherbrooke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Heatherbrooke and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Heatherbrooke to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Heatherbrooke:
Decimal: 39.80150, -75.517977
DDMMSS: 39° 48' 5", -75° 31' 4" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Heatherbrooke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Heatherbrooke 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 Heatherbrooke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8015, Longitude: -75.5180 In this case, the coordinates for Heatherbrooke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.926 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.486 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.709 degrees. |
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