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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 Iron Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iron Hill 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 Iron Hill:
    • 39.633445, -75.753824
    • 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 Iron Hill
  • 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 Iron Hill 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 Iron Hill

Communities Also Named Iron Hill ...

We found eight communities that are also named Iron Hill.

Within Delaware, the name Iron Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Iron Hill is located in Bartow County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Iron Hill that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Iron Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Iron Hill is located in Carter County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west of the Iron Hill that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Iron Hill.
      • Crittenden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Iron Hill [Crittenden County].
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Iron Hill is located in Cecil County and lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Iron Hill that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Iron Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Iron Hill [Northampton County].
    • Quebec
      • This Iron Hill lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Iron Hill that is located in New Castle County.
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • This Iron Hill is located in Dickson County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Iron Hill that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Iron Hill.
      • Rhea County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Iron Hill [Rhea County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Iron Hill ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Cedar Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
  • Cherokee Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • College Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Cottage Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deer Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Foxfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxfield is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
  • Glasgow Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
  • Hickory Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hunting Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Iron Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Marydale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marydale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Meadowview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowview is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Melody Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
    • Porter Square
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Porter Square is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
    • Stones Throw
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summer Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summit View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summit View is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
    • Turn Quist
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Turn Quist is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist
    • Yorkshire
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Iron Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Iron Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Iron Hill 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 Iron Hill 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 35 miles [56.3 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 most of 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>'

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 from Point A (ie- Iron Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Iron Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Iron Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Iron Hill 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 Iron Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6334, Longitude: -75.7538       In this case, the coordinates for Iron Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.079 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.633 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.879 degrees.