Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in The Pines of Pike Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Pines of Pike Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for The Pines of Pike Creek

• 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 The Pines of Pike Creek:
  • 39.745945, -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 The Pines of 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 The Pines of Pike Creek is near Chester County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 The Pines of Pike Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Pines of 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Birch Pointe is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pointe
• Brackenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brackenville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
• Charter Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• 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 west)
  • Corner Ketch is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
• Cornish Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
• Cricket Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
• Deacons Walk
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Deacons Walk is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Walk
• English Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • English Village is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Foxfire
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • 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
• Heather Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
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  • Heritage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Heritage Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hickory Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles 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
  • Holly Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
  • Limestone Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Loveville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Loveville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • 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 east)
    • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
  • Mermaid Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
  • Milltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Milltown is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Mockingbird Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
  • Pepper Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pepper Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
  • Pike Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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 southeast)
    • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vintage Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
  • Winterbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in The Pines of 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 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from The Pines of Pike Creek 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>'