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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 Pencader Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pencader Farms 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 Pencader Farms:
    • 39.565945, -75.759657
    • 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 Pencader Farms
  • 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 Pencader Farms is near Cecil County and also Salem 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 Salem 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 Pencader Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pencader Farms ...

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.

  • Deer Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Haven is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
  • Elk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elk is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
  • Goose Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Goose Point is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
  • Heritage Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Valley is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
  • Heritage Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hickory Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Iron Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Little Jersey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Little Jersey is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jersey
  • Melody Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Porter Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Square is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
    • Stones Throw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summit Bridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Sycamore Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sycamore Farms is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
    • Turn Quist
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Turn Quist is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist
    • White Swan Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • White Swan Lake is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Lake

How Far From Pencader Farms 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 Pencader Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pencader Farms to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Pencader Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pencader Farms 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 Pencader Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5659, Longitude: -75.7597       In this case, the coordinates for Pencader Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.088 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.633 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.909 degrees.