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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 Oak Shadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Shadows 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 Oak Shadows:
    • 39.184000, -75.488600
    • 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 Oak Shadows
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Oak Shadows is near New Castle County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Oak Shadows

Communities Also Named Oak Shadows ...

We found one communities that are also named Oak Shadows.

Within Delaware, the name Oak Shadows is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Oak Shadows in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Oak Shadows is located in Hillsborough County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oak Shadows that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oak Shadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Shadows ...

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.

  • Cedar Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
  • Cowgills Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cowgills Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgills Corner
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Seasons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Independence Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Creek Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Persimmon Park Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Presidential Courts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
  • Schoolview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Schoolview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Shadows to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Shadows) 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 Oak Shadows 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 Oak Shadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1840, Longitude: -75.4886       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Shadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.96 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.427 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.951 degrees.