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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 Ogletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogletown 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 Ogletown:
- 39.678779, -75.696080
- 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 Ogletown
- 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 Ogletown is near Cecil County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Ogletown
Communities Also Named Ogletown ...
We found two communities that are also named Ogletown.
Within Delaware, the name Ogletown is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Queen Anne's County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Ogletown.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Ogletown is located in Somerset County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ogletown that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Ogletown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogletown ...
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.
- Birch Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birch Pointe is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pointe
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cherokee Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherokee Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Christiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Christiana Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
- Christiana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Fox Chase Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Chase Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Park
- Fox Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fox Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Woods
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harmony Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmony Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Heritage Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heritage Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Marydale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marydale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Pine Swamp Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Swamp Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp Corner
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Roseville Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roseville Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Park
- Skyline Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skyline Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Ridge
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Sycamore Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Windy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodshade
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yorkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Ogletown 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 Ogletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ogletown and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ogletown to Wilmington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,390 miles [7,065 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ogletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ogletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ogletown 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 Ogletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6788, Longitude: -75.6961 In this case, the coordinates for Ogletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.597 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.836 degrees. |
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