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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 Sedgley Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedgley Farms 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 Sedgley Farms:
    • 39.765112, -75.623539
    • 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 Sedgley Farms
  • 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 Sedgley Farms is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Sedgley Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedgley Farms ...

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.

  • Brackenville Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
  • Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedars is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Cedars Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
  • Coffee Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Greenbank
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenville Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
  • Heather Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
  • Henry Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
  • Highland Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Keystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Keystone is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Liberty
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Liberty is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Loveville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Loveville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Maplecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplecrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
    • Mount Cuba
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Prices Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Silver Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stony Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
    • Swallow Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
    • Walnut Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Willow Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Winterbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sedgley Farms and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Sedgley Farms 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 just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Sedgley Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Sedgley Farms 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 Sedgley Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7651, Longitude: -75.6235       In this case, the coordinates for Sedgley Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.991 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.554 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.769 degrees.