Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Overview Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overview Gardens and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Overview Gardens

• 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 Overview Gardens:
  • 39.714002, -75.565202
  • 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 Overview Gardens

• 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 Overview Gardens is near Salem County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Overview Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overview Gardens ...

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.

• Boxwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
• Buttonwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Buttonwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
• Delaware Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
• Fern Hook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Glenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Glenville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Hares Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
• Hazeldell
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
• Henry Clay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
• Keystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Keystone is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Manor Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Masonicville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
  • Pleasant Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Prices Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
  • Rogers Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
  • Rose Hill Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
  • Rosegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
  • Silver Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Stony Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
  • Tuxedo Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
  • Willow Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
  • Woodland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Overview Gardens 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 Overview Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Overview Gardens and extending to:

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Overview Gardens to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 96 miles [154.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'