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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 Mount Cuba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Cuba and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mount Cuba:
- 39.791525, -75.640040
- 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 Mount Cuba
- 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 Mount Cuba 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 Mount Cuba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Cuba ...
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.
- Brackenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brackenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
- Brackenville Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
- Charter Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Coffee Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
- Delaware Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Heights is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenville Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
- Heather Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highland Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Horseshoe Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Iron Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Loveville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Meeting House Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Meeting House Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
- Owls Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Owls Nest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quaker Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Skyline Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
- Snug Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Swallow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
- Tree Top Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Winterbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winterbury is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
How Far From Mount Cuba 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 Mount Cuba to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Cuba 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 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Cuba 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 96 miles [154.5 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 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 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- Mount Cuba) 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 Mount Cuba 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 Mount Cuba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7915, Longitude: -75.6400 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Cuba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.999 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.567 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.765 degrees. |
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