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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 Monterey Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monterey Farms 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 Monterey Farms:
    • 39.626779, -75.642429
    • 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 Monterey Farms
  • 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 Monterey Farms 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 Monterey Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monterey Farms ...

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.

  • Bear
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carriage Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carriage Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
  • Cedar Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
  • Christiana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Christiana Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
  • Christiana Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Coventry is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Dobbinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbinsville
  • Fairwinds
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fairwinds is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwinds
  • Fox Chase Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Chase Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Park
  • Fox Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Woods
  • Glasgow Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Glasgow Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
    • Hares Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
    • Hickory Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Ivy Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ivy Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
    • Kings Croft
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
    • Marydale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marydale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Melanie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Melanie is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie
    • Oak Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hollow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Pigeon Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
    • Pine Swamp Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Swamp Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp Corner
    • Pleasantville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasantville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Raintree Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Red Lion
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Red Lion is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Rivers End
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rivers End is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Summer Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Woodshade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodshade is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Monterey Farms 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 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 from Point A (ie- Monterey Farms) 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 Monterey Farms 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 Monterey Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6268, Longitude: -75.6424       In this case, the coordinates for Monterey Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.014 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.558 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.834 degrees.