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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 Lums Pond Estates II, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lums Pond Estates II and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lums Pond Estates II:
- 39.575112, -75.706598
- 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 Lums Pond Estates II
- 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 Lums Pond Estates II is near Cecil County and also Salem 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 Salem 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 Lums Pond Estates II
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lums Pond Estates II ...
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.
- Bear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
- Deer Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
- Goose Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Point is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Kings Croft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
- Little Jersey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Jersey is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jersey
- Melody Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pigeon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Porter Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Porter Square is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Stones Throw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
- Summit Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
How Far From Lums Pond Estates II 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 Lums Pond Estates II to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lums Pond Estates II and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lums Pond Estates II to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lums Pond Estates II) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lums Pond Estates II 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 Lums Pond Estates II. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5751, Longitude: -75.7066 In this case, the coordinates for Lums Pond Estates II have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.883 degrees. |
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