Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Village:
  • 39.631223, -75.748823
  • 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 Village

• 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 Village is near Cecil County and also Chester 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 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 Pencader Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pencader Village ...

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.

• Cedar Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
• Cherokee Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee Woods is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• College Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • College Park is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Cottage Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
• Deer Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Run is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Foxfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxfield is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
• Glasgow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Glasgow Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
• Glasgow Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
• Hickory Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
• Hunting Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Iron Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Marydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marydale is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Melody Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
  • Porter Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Porter Square is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
  • Raintree Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
  • Stones Throw
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
  • Summer Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Summit View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Summit View is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
  • Turn Quist
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Turn Quist is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist
  • Woodshade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodshade is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
  • Yorkshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Yorkshire is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Pencader Village 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 Pencader Village 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 Village and extending to:

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pencader Village to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'