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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 Snug Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snug Hill 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 Snug Hill:
- 39.791778, -75.674654
- 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 Snug Hill
- 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 Snug Hill 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 Snug Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snug Hill ...
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 east)
- Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
- 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
- Fox Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highland Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Holly Knoll
(Less than 2 miles 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 northeast)
- 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
- Loveville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Loveville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Manley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- 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
- 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
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Skyline Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
- Tree Top Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
- Vintage Village
(Less than 2 miles 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 northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Snug Hill 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 Snug Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Snug Hill 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 Snug Hill 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 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 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- Snug Hill) 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 Snug Hill 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 Snug Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7918, Longitude: -75.6747 In this case, the coordinates for Snug Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.019 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.78 degrees. |
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