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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 Talleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Talleyville 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 Talleyville:
    • 39.809001, -75.548813<1>
    • 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 Talleyville
  • 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 Talleyville 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 Talleyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Talleyville ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beau Tree is also located in New Castle County
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  • Beaver Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Valley is also located in New Castle County
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  • Birch Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Birch Knoll is also located in New Castle County
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  • Blue Ball
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Blue Ball is also located in New Castle County
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  • Booths Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 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 also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Brandywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Brandywood is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
  • Brookcroft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
  • Cedartree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedartree is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
  • Delaware Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Delaware Heights is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
  • Edenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Edenridge is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Elam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elam is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Galewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Galewood is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Gordon Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gordon Heights is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Green Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Acres is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Meadow is also located in New Castle County
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    • Greenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenville Place is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
    • Gristmill Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gristmill Woods is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
    • Grubbs Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grubbs Corner is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
    • Gumwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gumwood is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
    • Heatherbrooke
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Heatherbrooke is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
    • Henry Clay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Henry Clay is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
    • High Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • High Point is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Hillcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillendale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Hillendale is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Holiday Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Holiday Hills is also located in New Castle County
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    • Holly Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Holly Hills is also located in New Castle County
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    • Indian Field
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Indian Field is also located in New Castle County
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    • Kings Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Kings Ridge is also located in New Castle County
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    • Liftwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Liftwood is also located in New Castle County
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    • Log Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Log Run is also located in New Castle County
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    • Longwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Longwood is also located in New Castle County
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    • Lynnfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynnfield is also located in New Castle County
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    • Maplechase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maplechase is also located in New Castle County
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    • Pennyhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennyhill is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
    • Quarryville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quarryville is also located in New Castle County
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    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rockwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Hills is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
    • Rockwood Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Woods is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
    • Silverside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silverside is also located in New Castle County
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    • Stonehaven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonehaven is also located in New Castle County
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    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Twin Oaks is also located in New Castle County
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    • Windy Bush
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Windy Bush is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
    • Woodside Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodside Hills is also located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

How Far From Talleyville 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 included the distance from a community such as Talleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Talleyville 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 44 miles [70.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Talleyville to Dover, with an average speed<4> 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 101 miles [162.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • 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).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Talleyville:      Decimal: 39.80900, -75.548813      DDMMSS: 39° 48' 32", -75° 32' 55"
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Talleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Talleyville 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 Talleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8090, Longitude: -75.5488       In this case, the coordinates for Talleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.944 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.507 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.719 degrees.