Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McDaniel Heights:
  • 39.802335, -75.547979
  • 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 McDaniel Heights

• 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 McDaniel Heights is near Delaware County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 McDaniel Heights

Communities Also Named McDaniel Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named McDaniel Heights.

Within Delaware, the name McDaniel Heights is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named McDaniel Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Pickens County
    • This McDaniel Heights is located in Pickens County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the McDaniel Heights that is located in New Castle County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of McDaniel Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McDaniel Heights ...

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.

• Beau Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
• Beaver Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
• Blue Ball
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
• Boulder Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
• Brandywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandywood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
• Edenridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edenridge is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
• Galewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Galewood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
• Gristmill Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
• Gumwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
• Heatherbrooke
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Henry Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Kings Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
  • Liftwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
  • Longwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Longwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Lynnfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
  • Maplechase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplechase is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
  • Pennyhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rockland is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <2>
  • Rockwood Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
  • Rockwood Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
  • Twin Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From McDaniel Heights 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 community such as McDaniel Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from McDaniel Heights to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'