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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 Quails Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quails Nest 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 Quails Nest:
    • 39.143100, -75.589600
    • 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 Quails Nest
  • 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 Quails Nest is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Quails Nest

Communities Also Named Quails Nest ...

We found two communities that are also named Quails Nest.

Within Delaware, the name Quails Nest is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Quails Nest is located in Cobb County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quails Nest that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Quails Nest.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Quails Nest is located in Cecil County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Quails Nest that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Quails Nest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quails Nest ...

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.

  • Chestnut Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Crossgates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Greenview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Heatherfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hunters Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunters Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mallard Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
  • Meadow Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Meadow Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
    • Planters Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
    • Presidential Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
    • Rockland Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockland Hills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Hills
    • Star Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

How Far From Quails Nest 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 Quails Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quails Nest and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Quails Nest 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 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quails Nest) 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 Quails Nest 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 Quails Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1431, Longitude: -75.5896       In this case, the coordinates for Quails Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.022 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.491 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.01 degrees.