Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Phillips Heights:
  • 39.766780, -75.507976
  • 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 Phillips Heights

• 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 Phillips Heights is near Salem County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Phillips Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillips Heights ...

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.

• Blue Ball
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
• Boulder Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
• Galewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Galewood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
• Gordon Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
• Greenmount
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenmount is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• Gristmill Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
• Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
• Gumwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
• Heatherbrooke
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • High Point is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillendale is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Liftwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
  • Lynnfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
  • Pennyhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
  • Quarryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quarryville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Rockwood Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
  • Rockwood Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
  • Rolling Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
  • Silverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverside is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
  • Stonehaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
  • Twin Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Windy Bush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
  • Woodside Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

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

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Phillips Heights 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 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'