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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 Shipley Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shipley Chase 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 Shipley Chase:
- 39.810000, -75.533300
- 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 Shipley Chase
- 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 Shipley Chase is near Delaware County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Shipley Chase
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shipley Chase ...
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.
- Beau Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
- Beaver Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Birch Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
- Blue Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Booths Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Boulder Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
- Brandywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brandywood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
- Brookcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
- Cedartree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartree is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
- Edenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edenridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Galewood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Gristmill Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Grubbs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Gumwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gumwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
- Heatherbrooke
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
- Hillendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Kings Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Liftwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liftwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
- Log Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Log Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lynnfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Maplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maplechase is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
- Silverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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 east)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Woodside Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
How Far From Shipley Chase 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 Shipley Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shipley Chase and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Shipley Chase 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 most of two 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shipley Chase) 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 Shipley Chase 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 Shipley Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8100, Longitude: -75.5333 In this case, the coordinates for Shipley Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.934 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.497 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.712 degrees. |
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