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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 Skyline Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skyline Orchard 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 Skyline Orchard:
- 39.794000, -75.666320
- 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 Skyline Orchard
- 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 Skyline Orchard is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Skyline Orchard
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skyline Orchard ...
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.
- Brackenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brackenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
- Brackenville Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
- Burnt Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Charter Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Coffee Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
- Cornish Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
- Cricket Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Fox Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Heather Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highland Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Holly Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
- Horseshoe Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Iron Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Limestone Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
- Loveville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Loveville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Manley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Meeting House Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Meeting House Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
- Mount Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Owls Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Owls Nest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quaker Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Snug Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Swallow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
- Tree Top Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
- Vintage Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Winterbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winterbury is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
How Far From Skyline Orchard 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 Skyline Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Skyline Orchard and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Skyline Orchard 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 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 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skyline Orchard) 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 Skyline Orchard 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 Skyline Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7940, Longitude: -75.6663 In this case, the coordinates for Skyline Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.014 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.585 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.775 degrees. |
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