|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paris Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paris Woods 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 Paris Woods:
- 38.964700, -75.520000
- 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 Paris Woods
- 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 Paris Woods 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 Paris Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paris Woods ...
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.
- Chestnut Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
- Chimney Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Dogwood Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
- Frederica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
- Knotts Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
- Marvels Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
- Melvins
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Melvins is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
- Melvins Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Otters Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pleasant Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wooden Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
How Far From Paris Woods 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 Paris Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paris Woods and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Paris Woods to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Paris Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Paris Woods 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 Paris Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9647, Longitude: -75.5200 In this case, the coordinates for Paris Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.995 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.054 degrees. |
|
|