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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 Pike Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pike Creek 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 Pike Creek:
    • 39.730945, -75.704099
    • 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 Pike Creek
  • 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 Pike Creek 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 Pike Creek

Communities Also Named Pike Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Pike Creek.

Within Delaware, the name Pike Creek is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Pike Creek in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Pike Creek lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pike Creek that is located in New Castle County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pike Creek ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Birch Pointe is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pointe
  • 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 west)
    • Foxfire is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Heritage
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heritage is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mermaid Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
    • Pepper Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pepper Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
    • Pike Creek Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
    • Plum Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Plum Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
    • Skyline Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pike Creek 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 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pike Creek to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pike Creek) 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 Pike Creek 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 Pike Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7309, Longitude: -75.7041       In this case, the coordinates for Pike Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.042 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.606 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.817 degrees.