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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hunting Hills
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hunting Hills ...
We found five communities that share the name Hunting Hills.
Within Delaware, the name Hunting Hills is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another five communities that are located throughout 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.
- Maryland
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) - Boot Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County
- Cherokee Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Cherokee Woods is located in New Castle County
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County
- Cherry Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
- Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in New Castle County
- Cottage Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
- Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County
- Covered Bridge Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covered Bridge Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Farms
- Covered Bridge Farms is located in New Castle County
- Elk Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Elk Mills is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mills <3>
- Foxfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Glen Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
- Glen Farms is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Grand Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
- Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greenridge is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Iron Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in New Castle County
- Stones Throw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Throw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
- Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
- Summit View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
- Summit View is located in New Castle County
- Top of the Wedge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Top of the Wedge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Wedge
- Top of the Wedge is located in New Castle County
- Windy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County
- Yorkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Meadows
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hunting Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
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.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). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hunting Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.094 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.657 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.874 degrees. |