Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Landers Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landers Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Landers Park

• 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 Landers Park:
  • 39.694557, -75.567702
  • 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 Landers Park

• 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 Landers Park is near Salem County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Landers Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Landers Park ...

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.

• Boxwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
• Buttonwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Buttonwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
• Delaware Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
• Dobbinsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbinsville
• Fern Hook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
• Hares Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
• Hazeldell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
• Keystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Manor Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
• Overview Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
• Rogers Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
• Rose Hill Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
• Rosegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate

How Far From Landers Park 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 Landers Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Landers Park to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'