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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 Hunting Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunting Hills 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 Hunting Hills:
    • 39.677889, -75.784381
    • 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 Hunting Hills
  • 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 Hunting Hills is near Cecil County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Hunting Hills

Communities Also Named Hunting Hills ...

We found five communities that are also named Hunting Hills.

Within Delaware, the name Hunting Hills is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hunting Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hunting Hills.
      • Frederick County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west southwest of the Hunting Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hunting Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunting Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Hunting Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunting Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Hunting Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hunting Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Hunting Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunting Hills ...

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.

  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Boot Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Cherokee Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
  • College Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • College Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Cottage Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
  • Covered Bridge Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Covered Bridge Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Farms
  • Elk Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Foxfield is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Glen Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glen Farms is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Grand Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
    • Greenridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Greenridge is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
    • Hillcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Iron Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Meadowview is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mechanicsville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Stones Throw
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summit View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Summit View is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
    • Top of the Wedge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Top of the Wedge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Wedge
    • Windy Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Windy Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
    • Yorkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Hunting Hills 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 Hunting Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunting Hills to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 38 miles [61.2 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunting Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hunting Hills 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 Hunting Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6779, Longitude: -75.7844       In this case, the coordinates for Hunting Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.094 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.657 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.874 degrees.