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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 Manor Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manor Park 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 Manor Park:
    • 39.687613, -75.595481
    • 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 Manor 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 Manor Park is near Salem County and also Cecil 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 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 Manor Park

Communities Also Named Manor Park ...

We found four communities that are also named Manor Park.

Within Delaware, the name Manor Park is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Manor Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Manor Park that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Manor Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 Manor Park [Ocean County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Manor Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Manor Park lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Manor Park that is located in New Castle County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manor 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 north)
    • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Buttonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Buttonwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
  • Carriage Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carriage Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
  • Christiana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Christiana Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
  • Coventry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coventry is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • 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 southeast)
    • Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbinsville
  • Fairwinds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairwinds is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwinds
  • Fern Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Glenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hares Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
    • Hazeldell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
    • Ivy Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivy Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
    • Keystone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Keystone is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Liberty
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Masonicville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
    • Melanie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Melanie is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie
    • Oak Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hollow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Overview Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasantville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasantville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Prices Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
    • Rogers Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rose Hill Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
    • Rosegate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Tuxedo Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Manor Park to Dover, with an average speed<4> 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 94 miles [151.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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- Manor Park) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Manor Park 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Manor Park 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 Manor Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6876, Longitude: -75.5955       In this case, the coordinates for Manor Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.981 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.531 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.789 degrees.