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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 Seton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Seton:
- 39.769836, -75.485197
- 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 Seton
- 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 Seton is near Salem County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Seton
Communities Also Named Seton ...
We found one communities that are also named Seton.
Within Delaware, the name Seton is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Seton in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Seton lies 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seton that is located in New Castle County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seton ...
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.
- Boulder Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Friendship Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Station is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galewood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Gordon Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Greenmount
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenmount is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenshire is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
- Gristmill Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Gumwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gumwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- Heatherbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Point is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillendale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Indian Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Field is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Liftwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liftwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
- Log Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Log Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
- Lynnfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Pennyhill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
- Quarryville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rockwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
- Rockwood Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Rolling Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Silverside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Stockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Stonehaven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Windy Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Woodside Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
How Far From Seton 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 Seton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seton and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Seton to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 102 miles [164.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Seton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Seton 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 Seton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7698, Longitude: -75.4852 In this case, the coordinates for Seton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.909 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.462 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.708 degrees. |
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