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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 Hunters Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Point 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 Hunters Point:
    • 39.166100, -75.581700
    • 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 Hunters Point
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Hunters Point is near Caroline County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Hunters Point

Communities Also Named Hunters Point ...

We found four communities that are also named Hunters Point.

Within Delaware, the name Hunters Point is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunters Point that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hunters Point.
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Hunters Point is located in Apache County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hunters Point that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Hunters Point.
    • Quebec
      • This Hunters Point lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hunters Point that is located in Kent County.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Hunters Point is located in Wilson County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hunters Point that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Hunters Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Point ...

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.

  • Cedar Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
  • Chestnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Four Seasons
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Heatherfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hughes Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mallard Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
  • Meadow Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Planters Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
  • Presidential Courts
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
  • Quails Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest

How Far From Hunters Point 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 Hunters Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunters Point and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hunters Point to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunters Point) 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 Hunters Point 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 Hunters Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1661, Longitude: -75.5817       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.015 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.488 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.998 degrees.