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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 Ravenwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ravenwood 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 Ravenwood:
    • 39.290000, -75.557300
    • 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 Ravenwood
  • 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 Ravenwood is near New Castle County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Ravenwood

Communities Also Named Ravenwood ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Ravenwood.

Within Delaware, the name Ravenwood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ravenwood.
    • Georgia
      • 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 Georgia community of Ravenwood [Richmond County].
    • Louisiana
      • Lafourche Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Ravenwood [Lafourche Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Monroe 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 Michigan community of Ravenwood [Monroe County].
    • Missouri
      • Jackson 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 Missouri community of Ravenwood [Jackson County].
      • Nodaway County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Ravenwood.
    • New York
      • Albany 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 York community of Ravenwood [Albany County].
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ravenwood [Queens County].
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Davidson County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Ravenwood.
      • Henderson County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Henderson County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Ravenwood.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Ravenwood.
      • Randolph County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Randolph County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Ravenwood.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Ravenwood.
      • Wayne County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Wayne County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the south southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Ravenwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Richland County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Ravenwood.
      • York County
      • This Ravenwood is located in York County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Ravenwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Ravenwood.
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • Although located in Brazos County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Ravenwood.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Ravenwood.
      • Prince William County
      • This Ravenwood is located in Prince William County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west southwest of the Ravenwood that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Ravenwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ravenwood ...

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 Oak Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
  • Bombay Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
  • Brick Store
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Brick Store is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Store
  • Duck Creek Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Duck Creek Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Landing
  • Dutch Neck Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eagles Nest Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eagles Nest Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Landing
  • Gardenside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gardenside is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
  • Hickory Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Lawndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawndale is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Long Point Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
  • Mallards Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
  • Ryans Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ryans Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
  • Sunnyside Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
  • Windy Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Windy Way is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ravenwood to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ravenwood) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ravenwood 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 Ravenwood, 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 Ravenwood 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 Ravenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2900, Longitude: -75.5573       In this case, the coordinates for Ravenwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.991 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.48 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.937 degrees.