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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hockessin Hunt:
    • 39.770945, -75.714656
    • 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 Hockessin Hunt
  • 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 Hockessin Hunt is near Chester County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Hockessin Hunt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hockessin Hunt ...

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.

  • Brackenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Brackenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
  • Charter Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Corner Ketch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Corner Ketch is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
  • Cornish Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
  • Cricket Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Fox Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
  • Foxfire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Foxfire is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Great Good Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Great Good Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Good Place
  • Heather Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hickory Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Highland Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Hillstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hillstream is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillstream
    • Holly Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
    • Iron Gates
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Limestone Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
    • Little Baltimore
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
    • Loveville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Loveville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Manley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Manley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Meadowbrook is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meeting House Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
    • Meeting House Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
    • Mermaid
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Mermaid Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
    • Pepper Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pepper Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
    • Pike Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
    • Pike Creek Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
    • Plum Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Plum Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quaker Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Snug Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
    • Stirrup Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Stirrup Farms is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Farms
    • Tree Top Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
    • Vintage Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
    • Walnut Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Hockessin Hunt 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 Hockessin Hunt to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hockessin Hunt to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hockessin Hunt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hockessin Hunt 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 Hockessin Hunt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7709, Longitude: -75.7147       In this case, the coordinates for Hockessin Hunt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.045 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.616 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.805 degrees.