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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 Orchard Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Acres 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 Orchard Acres:
    • 39.032891, -75.544369
    • 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 Orchard Acres
  • 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 Orchard Acres is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Orchard Acres

Communities Also Named Orchard Acres ...

We found five communities that are also named Orchard Acres.

Within Delaware, the name Orchard Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Orchard Acres is located in Butler County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west of the Orchard Acres that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Orchard Acres.
      • Stark County
      • This Orchard Acres is located in Stark County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the west northwest of the Orchard Acres that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Orchard Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Orchard Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Orchard Acres that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Orchard Acres.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Orchard Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Acres that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Orchard Acres is located in Albemarle County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard Acres that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Orchard Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Acres ...

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.

  • Chimney Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Derby Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
  • Derbywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
  • Hidden Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
  • Hunters Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Locustville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Locustville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
  • London Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • London Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
  • Misty Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Misty Pines is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
  • Otters Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Otters Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
  • Paris Villa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Paris Villa is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
  • Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Plymouth is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Scrap Tavern Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Turnkey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • Viola Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Viola Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
    • Wooden Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Orchard Acres 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 Orchard Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Acres 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 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Acres) 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 Orchard Acres 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 Orchard Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0329, Longitude: -75.5444       In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.004 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.454 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.036 degrees.