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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 Silverside Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silverside Heights 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 Silverside Heights:
    • 39.784835, -75.480197
    • 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 Silverside Heights
  • 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 Silverside Heights 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 Silverside Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverside Heights ...

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.

  • 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
  • Greenmount
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenmount is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Greenshire
    (Less than 2 miles 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 east)
    • Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • 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 northwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Indian Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indian Field is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
  • Log Run
    (Less than 2 miles 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 west)
    • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quarryville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quarryville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Rolling Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
    • Silverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Stockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stockdale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Windy Bush
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
    • Woodside Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Silverside Heights 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 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Silverside Heights 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silverside Heights) 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 Silverside Heights 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 Silverside Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7848, Longitude: -75.4802       In this case, the coordinates for Silverside Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.905 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.459 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.70 degrees.