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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 Pepper Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pepper Ridge 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 Pepper Ridge:
- 39.737612, -75.709377
- 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 Pepper Ridge
- 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 Pepper Ridge 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 Pepper Ridge
Communities Also Named Pepper Ridge ...
We found three communities that are also named Pepper Ridge.
Within Delaware, the name Pepper Ridge is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Pepper Ridge is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km]<1> to the west of the Pepper Ridge that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Pepper Ridge.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Pepper Ridge is located in Darlington County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pepper Ridge that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Pepper Ridge.
- Kershaw County
- This Pepper Ridge is located in Kershaw County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the southwest of the Pepper Ridge that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Pepper Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pepper Ridge ...
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.
- Birch Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birch Pointe is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pointe
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Coffee Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
- Corner Ketch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corner Ketch is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
- Cornish Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
- Deacons Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deacons Walk is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Walk
- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Foxfire
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Foxfire is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Great Good Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Great Good Place is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Good Place
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Heather Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
- Heritage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Heritage Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hillstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillstream is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillstream
- Limestone Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
- Limestone Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
- Little Baltimore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Manley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mermaid
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Mermaid Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
- Milltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
- Pike Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Pike Creek Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Plum Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Roseville Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roseville Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Park
- Skyline Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
- Skyline Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skyline Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Ridge
- Stirrup Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stirrup Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Farms
- Sycamore Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Tree Top Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
How Far From Pepper Ridge 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 Pepper Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pepper Ridge and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pepper Ridge to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 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- Pepper Ridge) 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 Pepper Ridge 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 Pepper Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7376, Longitude: -75.7094 In this case, the coordinates for Pepper Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.044 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.61 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.817 degrees. |
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