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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 Shelley Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelley 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 Shelley Farms:
    • 39.580390, -75.772157
    • 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 Shelley 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 Shelley Farms is near Cecil County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Shelley Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelley 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.

  • Cedar Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
  • Deer Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Haven is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
  • Elk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elk Haven is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Haven
  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
  • Glasgow Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
  • Goose Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Goose Point is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
  • Heritage Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Valley is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
  • Heritage Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hickory Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Iron Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Little Elkton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elkton
    • Little Jersey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Jersey is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jersey
    • Melody Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
    • Porter Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Porter Square is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
    • Stones Throw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summit Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Summit View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Summit View is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
    • Sycamore Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sycamore Farms is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
    • Turn Quist
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Turn Quist is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist
    • White Swan Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • White Swan Lake is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Lake

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shelley Farms to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelley Farms) 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 Shelley 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 Shelley Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5804, Longitude: -75.7722       In this case, the coordinates for Shelley Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.094 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.642 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.908 degrees.