Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Meadowbrook Farms South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowbrook Farms South and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Meadowbrook Farms South

• 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 Meadowbrook Farms South:
  • 39.503445, -75.723266
  • 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 Meadowbrook Farms South

• 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 Meadowbrook Farms South is near Cecil County and also Kent 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 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 Meadowbrook Farms South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowbrook Farms South ...

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.

• Dutch Neck Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Neck Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck Farms
• Evergreen Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
• Goose Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Point is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
• Greylag
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greylag is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylag
• Little Jersey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Little Jersey is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jersey
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Porter Square
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Porter Square is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
• Sugar Loaf Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Loaf Chase is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Chase
• Summit Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
• Sycamore Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sycamore Farms is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
• White Swan Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • White Swan Lake is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Lake

How Far From Meadowbrook Farms South 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 Meadowbrook Farms South to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meadowbrook Farms South and extending to:

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowbrook Farms South to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,816 miles [9,359.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'