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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 Port Mahon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Mahon 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 Port Mahon:
    • 39.185391, -75.401030
    • 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 Port Mahon
  • 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 Port Mahon is near Cumberland County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Port Mahon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Mahon ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Cowgills Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cowgills Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgills Corner
  • Crossgates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Cypress Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
  • Florence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Forest Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
  • Independence Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Creek Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Shadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Oak Shadows is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
    • Persimmon Park Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Schoolview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Schoolview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
    • Shady Lane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • White House Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White House Landing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Mahon and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Port Mahon 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 5,816 miles [9,359.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Mahon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Port Mahon 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 Port Mahon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1854, Longitude: -75.4010       In this case, the coordinates for Port Mahon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.908 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.369 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.914 degrees.