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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Milford Crossroads.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Milford Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milford Crossroads 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 Milford Crossroads:
    • 39.715667, -75.740768<1>
    • 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 Milford Crossroads
  • 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 Milford Crossroads is near Cecil County and also Chester 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 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 Milford Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milford Crossroads ...

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.

  • Birch Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Birch Pointe is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pointe
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Cherokee Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Woods is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Hill is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • College Park is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Corner Ketch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Corner Ketch is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
  • Covered Bridge Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Covered Bridge Farms is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Farms
  • Deacons Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Deacons Walk is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Walk
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • English Village is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Foxfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxfield is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Foxfire is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Glen Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glen Farms is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Grand Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
    • Great Good Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Great Good Place is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Good Place
    • Green Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Green Valley is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Greenridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Greenridge is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
    • Harmony
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmony is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmony Hills is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
    • Heritage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Heritage is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
    • Heritage Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Farms is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
    • Hillcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillstream
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hillstream is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillstream
    • Hunting Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunting Hills is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Meadowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadowbrook is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mechanicsville is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mermaid
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mermaid is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Mermaid Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mermaid Run is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
    • Pepper Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pepper Ridge is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
    • Pike Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pike Creek is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
    • Pike Creek Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pike Creek Valley is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pinecrest is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Plum Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Run is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
    • Roseville Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Roseville Park is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Park
    • Skyline Crest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Skyline Crest is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
    • Skyline Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Skyline Ridge is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Ridge
    • Stirrup Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Stirrup Farms is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Farms
    • Sycamore Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sycamore Gardens is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
    • Top of the Wedge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Top of the Wedge is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Wedge
    • Windy Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Windy Hills is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills

How Far From Milford Crossroads 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 included the distance from a community such as Milford Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Milford Crossroads and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Milford Crossroads to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,390 miles [7,065 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Milford Crossroads:
     Decimal: 39.71566, -75.740768
     DDMMSS: 39° 42' 56", -75° 44' 26"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milford Crossroads) 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 Milford Crossroads 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 Milford Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7157, Longitude: -75.7408       In this case, the coordinates for Milford Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.065 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.63 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.839 degrees.