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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 Lawndale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawndale 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 Lawndale:
    • 39.276501, -75.590482
    • 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 Lawndale
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Lawndale is near New Castle County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Lawndale

Communities Also Named Lawndale ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Lawndale.

Within Delaware, the name Lawndale is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Lawndale is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Lawndale.
      • Sonoma County
      • This Lawndale is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,498 miles [4,020.1 km] to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Lawndale.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Lawndale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lawndale.
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This Lawndale is located in Logan County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lawndale.
    • Indiana
      • Vanderburgh 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 Indiana community of Lawndale [Vanderburgh County].
    • Kansas
      • Jackson 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 Kansas community of Lawndale [Jackson County].
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lawndale [Pratt County].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Lawndale is located in Carroll County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lawndale.
    • Michigan
      • Kalamazoo County
      • This Lawndale is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Lawndale.
      • Saginaw County
      • This Lawndale is located in Saginaw County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Lawndale.
      • Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Lawndale [Sanilac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Wilkin County
      • This Lawndale is located in Wilkin County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkin County community of Lawndale.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Lawndale is located in Cleveland County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Lawndale.
      • Guilford 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 North Carolina community of Lawndale [Guilford County].
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Lawndale is located in Stark County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Lawndale.
      • Summit County
      • This Lawndale is located in Summit County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Lawndale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Lawndale [Bucks County].
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lawndale [Montgomery County].
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Lawndale is located in Philadelphia County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lawndale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Lawndale.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman 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 Texas community of Lawndale [Kaufman County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawndale ...

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.

  • Big Oak Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
  • Bishops Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
  • Bombay Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
  • Brick Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Brick Store is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Store
  • Duck Creek Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Duck Creek Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Landing
  • Gardenside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gardenside is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
  • Green Spring Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
  • Hammville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hammville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
  • Hickory Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Lakeshore Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
  • Long Point Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
  • Mallards Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravenwood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Ryans Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ryans Run is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
    • Sunnyside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Wind Song Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
    • Windy Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Windy Way is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way

How Far From Lawndale to ...

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lawndale to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 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 from Point A (ie- Lawndale) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lawndale 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>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 Lawndale 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 Lawndale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2765, Longitude: -75.5905       In this case, the coordinates for Lawndale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.012 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.501 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.956 degrees.