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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 Powelton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powelton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Powelton:
- 38.887058, -75.575203
- 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 Powelton
- 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 Powelton is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Powelton
Communities Also Named Powelton ...
We found five communities that are also named Powelton.
Within Delaware, the name Powelton is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hancock County
- This Powelton is located in Hancock County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Powelton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Powelton.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Powelton [Richmond County].
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Powelton [Centre County].
- Huntingdon County
- This Powelton is located in Huntingdon County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Powelton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Powelton.
- Philadelphia County
- This Powelton is located in Philadelphia County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northeast of the Powelton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Powelton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powelton ...
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.
- Big Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Pine is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Freeman Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Marvels Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
- Melvins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melvins is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
- Melvins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
- Paris Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pleasant Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
- Six Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Six Forks is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Stanley Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
How Far From Powelton 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 Powelton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powelton and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Powelton to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Powelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Powelton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Powelton 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 Powelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8871, Longitude: -75.5752 In this case, the coordinates for Powelton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.033 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.464 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.108 degrees. |
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