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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 Pharsalia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pharsalia 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 Pharsalia:
    • 39.121400, -75.546200
    • 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 Pharsalia
  • 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 Pharsalia is near Caroline County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Pharsalia

Communities Also Named Pharsalia ...

We found one communities that are also named Pharsalia.

Within Delaware, the name Pharsalia is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Pharsalia in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Pharsalia is located in Chenango County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the north of the Pharsalia that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Pharsalia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pharsalia ...

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.

  • Candlewicke
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Crossgates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Derby Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
  • Derbywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagles Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Forest Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
  • Greenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Heatherfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mallard Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
  • Meadow Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Presidential Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
    • Quails Nest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Rising Sun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Royal Grant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Shady Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Star Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Star Hill Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • Turnkey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • Wyoming
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wyoming Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pharsalia to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pharsalia) 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 Pharsalia 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 Pharsalia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1214, Longitude: -75.5462       In this case, the coordinates for Pharsalia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.998 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.461 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.001 degrees.