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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 Owls Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owls Nest 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 Owls Nest:
    • 39.814000, -75.632708
    • 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 Owls Nest
  • 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 Owls Nest 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 Owls Nest

Communities Also Named Owls Nest ...

We found three communities that are also named Owls Nest.

Within Delaware, the name Owls Nest is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Owls Nest is located in Wayne County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Owls Nest that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Owls Nest.
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This Owls Nest is located in Lee County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Owls Nest that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Owls Nest.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • This Owls Nest is located in Elk County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Owls Nest that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Owls Nest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owls Nest ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brackenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
  • Brackenville Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
  • Burnt Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Charter Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Delaware Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Delaware Heights is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
  • Edenridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Edenridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Fairville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairville is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Fox Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Highland Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Horseshoe Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
    • Iron Gates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Loveville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Loveville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Meeting House Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
    • Meeting House Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
    • Mount Cuba
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Quaker Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Rockland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosedale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Skyline Orchard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
    • Snug Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Swallow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
    • Tree Top Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
    • Walnut Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Winterbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury

How Far From Owls Nest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Owls Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Owls Nest to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owls Nest) 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 Owls Nest 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 Owls Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8140, Longitude: -75.6327       In this case, the coordinates for Owls Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.993 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.564 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.753 degrees.