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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 Magnolia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia 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 Magnolia:
    • 39.071439, -75.475900
    • 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 Magnolia
  • 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 Magnolia is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Magnolia

Communities Also Named Magnolia ...

We found 57 communities that are also named Magnolia.

Within Delaware, the name Magnolia is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of 57 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marengo County
      • This Magnolia is located in Marengo County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Magnolia.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Magnolia is located in Columbia County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Magnolia.
    • California
      • Butte 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 California community of Magnolia [Butte County].
      • Imperial 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 California community of Magnolia [Imperial County].
      • Santa Barbara 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 California community of Magnolia [Santa Barbara County].
      • Tulare County
      • This Magnolia is located in Tulare County and lies 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<1> to the west of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Magnolia.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Magnolia [Arapahoe County].
      • Boulder County
      • This Magnolia is located in Boulder County and lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Magnolia.
    • Florida
      • Clay 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 Florida community of Magnolia [Clay County].
      • Wakulla County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Wakulla County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Magnolia.
    • Georgia
      • Clinch County
      • This Magnolia is located in Clinch County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Magnolia.
      • Fulton County
      • This Magnolia is located in Fulton County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Magnolia.
      • Grady County
      • This Magnolia is located in Grady County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Magnolia.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Magnolia is located in Jefferson County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km] to the southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Magnolia.
      • Mitchell 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 Georgia community of Magnolia [Mitchell County].
    • Illinois
      • Putnam County
      • This Magnolia is located in Putnam County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Magnolia.
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Magnolia is located in Crawford County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Magnolia.
    • Iowa
      • Harrison County
      • This Magnolia is located in Harrison County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Magnolia.
    • Kansas
      • Allen 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 Magnolia [Allen County].
      • Pottawatomie 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 Magnolia [Pottawatomie County].
      • Sedgwick 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 Magnolia [Sedgwick County].
    • Kentucky
      • Larue County
      • This Magnolia is located in Larue County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larue County community of Magnolia.
    • Louisiana
      • Assumption Parish
      • This Magnolia is located in Assumption Parish and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Magnolia.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km] to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Magnolia.
      • La Salle Parish
      • This Magnolia is located in La Salle Parish and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle Parish community of Magnolia.
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Magnolia is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Magnolia.
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Magnolia is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Magnolia.
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km] to the southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Magnolia.
      • Red River Parish
      • This Magnolia is located in Red River Parish and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km] to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Magnolia.
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Magnolia [Saint Bernard Parish].
      • Terrebonne Parish
      • This Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Magnolia.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Magnolia is located in Harford County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Magnolia.
      • Howard 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 Maryland community of Magnolia [Howard County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Magnolia is located in Essex County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Magnolia.
    • Minnesota
      • Rock County
      • This Magnolia is located in Rock County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Magnolia.
    • Mississippi
      • Pike County
      • This Magnolia is located in Pike County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Magnolia.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Magnolia is located in Johnson County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Magnolia.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Magnolia is located in Atlantic County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Magnolia.
      • Burlington County
      • This Magnolia is located in Burlington County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the northeast of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Magnolia.
      • Camden 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 New Jersey community of Magnolia [Camden County].
      • Salem 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 New Jersey community of Magnolia [Salem County].
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Magnolia.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Magnolia is located in Burke County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Magnolia.
      • Duplin County
      • This Magnolia is located in Duplin County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Magnolia.
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • This Magnolia is located in Cass County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Magnolia.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This Magnolia is located in Carroll County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Magnolia.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston 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 South Carolina community of Magnolia [Charleston County].
      • Sumter 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 South Carolina community of Magnolia [Sumter County].
    • Tennessee
      • Houston County
      • This Magnolia is located in Houston County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Magnolia.
      • Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Magnolia [Shelby County].
    • Texas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Magnolia is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Magnolia.
      • San Jacinto County
      • This Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km] to the west southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Magnolia.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Magnolia is located in Suffolk City and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Magnolia.
    • Washington
      • King 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 Washington community of Magnolia [King County].
    • West Virginia
      • Morgan County
      • This Magnolia is located in Morgan County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Magnolia.
      • Upshur 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 West Virginia community of Magnolia [Upshur County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Rock County
      • This Magnolia is located in Rock County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Magnolia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia ...

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.

  • Cypress Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Eagle Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
  • Eagles Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Florence is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Forest Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
  • Hideaway Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Little Heaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Heaven is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
  • Locustville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Locustville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
  • London Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • London Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
  • Misty Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Misty Pines is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
  • Otters Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Otters Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Paris Villa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Paris Villa is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rising Sun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Royal Grant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Shady Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Star Hill Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • White House Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • White House Landing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
    • Wooden Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge

How Far From Magnolia to ...

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Magnolia to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Magnolia) 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 Magnolia 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 Magnolia, 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 Magnolia 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 Magnolia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0714, Longitude: -75.4759       In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.961 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.411 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.992 degrees.