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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 Oakwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakwood Hills 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 Oakwood Hills:
    • 39.762612, -75.667708
    • 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 Oakwood Hills
  • 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 Oakwood Hills 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 Oakwood Hills

Communities Also Named Oakwood Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Oakwood Hills.

Within Delaware, the name Oakwood Hills is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Oakwood Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oakwood Hills that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Oakwood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakwood Hills ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Brackenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
  • Brackenville Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
  • Charter Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Coffee Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
  • Heather Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hickory Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Highland Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Iron Gates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
  • Limestone Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
  • Loveville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Loveville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Manley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Manley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mermaid
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rolling Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Tree Top Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
    • Winterbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury

How Far From Oakwood Hills 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 Oakwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oakwood Hills to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Oakwood Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Oakwood Hills 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 Oakwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7626, Longitude: -75.6677       In this case, the coordinates for Oakwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.018 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.584 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.789 degrees.