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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 Princeton Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Princeton Estates 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 Princeton Estates:
- 39.821779, -75.460752
- 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 Princeton Estates
- 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 Princeton Estates is near Delaware County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Princeton Estates
Communities Also Named Princeton Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Princeton Estates.
Within Delaware, the name Princeton Estates is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Princeton Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Princeton Estates is located in Mercer County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Princeton Estates that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Princeton Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeton Estates ...
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 Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
- Booths Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Brandywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brandywood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
- Brookcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
- Carpenter
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Cedartree
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedartree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
- Gardendale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gardendale is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenshire
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenshire is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
- Greentree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greentree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Grubbs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Hiddencreek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hiddencreek is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddencreek
- Hillendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Indian Field
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Field is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Kings Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Log Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Log Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
- Longview Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
- Maplechase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maplechase is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
- Marcus Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverview Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverview Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
- Rolling Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Silverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Stockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stockdale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Valley Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
- Windy Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Woodside Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
- Woodstream Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodstream Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Gardens
How Far From Princeton Estates 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 Princeton Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Princeton Estates and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Princeton Estates to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Princeton Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Princeton Estates 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 Princeton Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8218, Longitude: -75.4608 In this case, the coordinates for Princeton Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.676 degrees. |
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