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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 Lambeth Riding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lambeth Riding 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 Lambeth Riding:
    • 39.765389, -75.702433
    • 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 Lambeth Riding
  • 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 Lambeth Riding 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 Lambeth Riding

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lambeth Riding ...

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 northeast)
    • Brackenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
  • Brackenville Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
  • 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
  • Coffee Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
  • 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 northwest)
    • Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
  • Cricket Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Deacons Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deacons Walk is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Walk
  • 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 west)
    • 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
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    • 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
    • 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 north)
      • Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
    • Horseshoe Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
    • 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 north)
      • Manley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadowbrook is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meeting House Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • 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 north)
      • Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
    • Mermaid
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Mermaid Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
    • Pepper Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles 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
      (Less than 2 miles 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 north)
      • Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Rolling Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Skyline Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
    • Skyline Orchard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
    • 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
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stirrup Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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 northeast)
      • 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 north)
      • Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Winterbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury

How Far From Lambeth Riding 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 Lambeth Riding to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Lambeth Riding to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,804 miles [9,340.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lambeth Riding) 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 Lambeth Riding 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 Lambeth Riding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7654, Longitude: -75.7024       In this case, the coordinates for Lambeth Riding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.038 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.607 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.803 degrees.