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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 Newton Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newton Woods 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 Newton Woods:
    • 38.767058, -75.592704
    • 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 Newton Woods
  • 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since Newton Woods is near Kent County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Newton Woods

Communities Also Named Newton Woods ...

We found two communities that are also named Newton Woods.

Within Delaware, the name Newton Woods is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Newton Woods is located in Newton County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Newton Woods that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Newton Woods.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Newton Woods is located in Fairfax County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west of the Newton Woods that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Newton Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newton Woods ...

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.

  • Briar Hook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
  • Cannon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cannon is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cocked Hat
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cocked Hat is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocked Hat
  • Deer Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Fisher Mill Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Jacobs Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jacobs Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Crossroads
  • Lake Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Richard Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Richard Heights is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newton Woods and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newton Woods to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Newton Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Newton Woods 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 Newton Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7671, Longitude: -75.5927       In this case, the coordinates for Newton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.053 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.468 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.164 degrees.