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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 Quakertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quakertown 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 Quakertown:
    • 38.755390, -75.159351
    • 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 Quakertown
  • 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since Quakertown is near Cape May County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Quakertown

Communities Also Named Quakertown ...

We found eight communities that are also named Quakertown.

Within Delaware, the name Quakertown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Quakertown is located in New London County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quakertown that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Quakertown.
    • Indiana
      • Union 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 Indiana community of Quakertown [Union County].
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Quakertown is located in Oakland County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Quakertown that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Quakertown.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the north of the Quakertown that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Quakertown.
      • Sussex 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 New Jersey community of Quakertown [Sussex County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Quakertown is located in Bucks County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north of the Quakertown that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Quakertown.
      • Lawrence 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 Quakertown [Lawrence County].
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Quakertown [Denton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quakertown ...

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.

  • Arabian Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
  • Belltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Belltown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Black Hog Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Hog Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hog Landing
  • Carpenters Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
  • Covey Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edgewater is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fisher Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Green Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Jimtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jimtown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Mallard Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oyster Rocks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oyster Rocks is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Rocks
    • Pilottown
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pilottown is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
    • Pinetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pinetown is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
    • Piney Glade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
    • Quakers Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
    • Robinsonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
    • Sand Dunes Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
    • Sea Spray Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
    • Shady Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
    • Shady Side
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Shady Side is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
    • Star Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Star Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
    • Woods Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Quakertown to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quakertown) 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 Quakertown 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Quakertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Quakertown 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 Quakertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7554, Longitude: -75.1594       In this case, the coordinates for Quakertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.802 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.181 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.99 degrees.