Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sheriden:
  • 39.285000, -75.603800
  • 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 Sheriden

• 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 Sheriden is near New Castle County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 Sheriden

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheriden ...

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 southeast)
  • 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 east)
  • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
• Gardenside
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gardenside is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
• Green Spring Farm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
• Hickory Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Lawndale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lawndale is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Long Point Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
• Mallards Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
• Ravenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ravenwood is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Ryans Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ryans Run is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
• Sunnyside Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
• Wind Song Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
• Windy Way
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Windy Way is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way

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

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sheriden to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 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>'