Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ryans Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ryans Run and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ryans Run

• 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 Ryans Run:
  • 39.246300, -75.581000
  • 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 Ryans Run

• 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 Ryans Run is near New Castle County and also Queen Anne's 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 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 Ryans Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ryans Run ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
• Bishops Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
• Bombay Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
• Cedar Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
• Gardenside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardenside is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
• Hammville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hammville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
• Hickory Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Hoars Addition
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
• Hughes Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
• Lakeshore Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
• Lawndale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lawndale is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Ravenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ravenwood is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
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  • Rolling Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Seven Hickories
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
  • Sunnyside Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
  • Windy Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Windy Way is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ryans Run and extending to:

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ryans Run to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'