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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 Presidential Courts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Presidential Courts 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 Presidential Courts:
    • 39.160400, -75.550000
    • 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 Presidential Courts
  • 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 Presidential Courts is near New Castle County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Presidential Courts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Presidential Courts ...

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.

  • Cedar Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
  • Chestnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Crossgates
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Four Seasons
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Heatherfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hunters Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunters Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Independence Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mallard Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Meadow Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
    • Persimmon Park Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Planters Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
    • Quails Nest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Schoolview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Schoolview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wyoming Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

How Far From Presidential Courts 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 Presidential Courts to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Presidential Courts 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 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 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 '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- Presidential Courts) 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 Presidential Courts 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 Presidential Courts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1604, Longitude: -75.5500       In this case, the coordinates for Presidential Courts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.997 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.466 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.987 degrees.