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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 Summerfield Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summerfield Village 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 Summerfield Village:
- 39.031000, -75.577800
- 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 Summerfield Village
- 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 Summerfield Village is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Summerfield Village
Communities Also Named Summerfield Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Summerfield Village.
Within Delaware, the name Summerfield Village is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Summerfield Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Summerfield Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Summerfield Village that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Summerfield Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerfield Village ...
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.
- Chimney Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Derby Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Derby Shores is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
- Derbywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Derbywood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
- Hidden Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
- London Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Otters Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Paris Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rockland Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockland Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Hills
- Scrap Tavern Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turnkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turnkey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Viola Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Viola Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wooden Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Summerfield Village 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 Summerfield Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summerfield Village and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Summerfield Village to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Summerfield Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Summerfield Village 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 Summerfield Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0310, Longitude: -75.5778 In this case, the coordinates for Summerfield Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.024 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.476 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.051 degrees. |
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