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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 Montchanin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montchanin 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 Montchanin:
    • 39.789834, -75.589093
    • 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 Montchanin
  • 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 Montchanin is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Montchanin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montchanin ...

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.

  • Beaver Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Blue Ball
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
  • Boulder Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Brackenville Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
  • Cedars Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
  • Delaware Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Delaware Heights is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
  • Edenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Edenridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Galewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Galewood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Green Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenville Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Gumwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
    • Heatherbrooke
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
    • Henry Clay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
    • Liftwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
    • Longwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Mount Cuba
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Owls Nest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Owls Nest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rockwood Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
    • Rockwood Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
    • Silver Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stony Crest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
    • Swallow Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Walnut Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Willow Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Woodland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Montchanin 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 just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 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 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Montchanin) 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 Montchanin 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 Montchanin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7898, Longitude: -75.5891       In this case, the coordinates for Montchanin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.969 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.533 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.744 degrees.