Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northwood
- 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 Northwood:
- 39.795946, -75.502421
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Northwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Northwood is near Delaware County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for Salem 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Northwood ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Northwood.
Within Delaware, the name Northwood is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another 47 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Northwood is located in Cullman County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Northwood.
- Madison County
- This Northwood is located in Madison County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the west southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Northwood.
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Northwood is located in Alachua County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Northwood.
- Duval County
- This Northwood is located in Duval County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the south southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Northwood.
- Palm Beach County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Northwood [Palm Beach County].
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Northwood is located in Bulloch County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Northwood.
- Lowndes County
- This Northwood is located in Lowndes County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Northwood.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Allen County].
- Elkhart County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Elkhart County].
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Grant County].
- LaGrange County
- This Northwood is located in LaGrange County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Northwood.
- Marion County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Marion County].
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Putnam County].
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Northwood [Vigo County].
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Northwood [Baltimore City].
- Charles County
- This Northwood is located in Charles County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Northwood.
- Wicomico County
- This Northwood is located in Wicomico County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Northwood.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Northwood is located in Camden County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Northwood.
- Sussex County
- This Northwood is located in Sussex County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Northwood.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Northwood is located in Alamance County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Northwood.
- Cumberland County
- This Northwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the south southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Northwood.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Northwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Northwood.
- Orange County
- This Northwood is located in Orange County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Northwood.
- Union County
- This Northwood is located in Union County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Northwood.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Northwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Northwood.
- Logan County
- This Northwood is located in Logan County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the west of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Northwood.
- Mercer County
- This Northwood is located in Mercer County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Northwood.
- Stark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Stark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Northwood.
- Wood County
- This Northwood is located in Wood County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the west northwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Northwood.
- Ontario
- This Northwood lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Northwood is located in Blair County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Northwood.
- Philadelphia County
- This Northwood is located in Philadelphia County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Northwood.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Northwood is located in Darlington County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Northwood.
- Greenville County
- This Northwood is located in Greenville County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Northwood.
- Horry County
- This Northwood is located in Horry County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the south southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Northwood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Northwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Northwood.
- Spartanburg County
- This Northwood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the southwest of the Northwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Northwood.
- Utah
- Washington
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood ...
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.
- Boulder Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Brandywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
- Brandywood is located in New Castle County
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Greenmount
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenmount is located in New Castle County
- Greenshire
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
- Greenshire is located in New Castle County
- Gristmill Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gristmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
- Gumwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Heatherbrooke
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in New Castle County
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
- Holly Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Indian Field
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Field have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Indian Field is located in New Castle County
- Kings Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Liftwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Log Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lynnfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Maplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
- Maplechase is located in New Castle County
- Pennyhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Quarryville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County
- Rockwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Rockwood Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
- Rolling Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
- Silverside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Windy Bush
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Woodside Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Hillendale
How Far From Northwood 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 Northwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwood and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Northwood to Dover, with an average speed<5> 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 102 miles [164.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7959, Longitude: -75.5024 In this case, the coordinates for Northwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Northwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Northwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Northwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.917 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.475 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.704 degrees. |