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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 Tent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tent 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 Tent:
    • 39.357334, -75.606038
    • 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 Tent
  • 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 Tent is near Kent County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Tent

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tent ...

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.

  • Blackbird
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
  • Blackbird Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackbird Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird Landing
  • Bombay Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
  • Brick Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brick Store is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Store
  • Chambersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chambersville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
  • Duck Creek Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Duck Creek Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Landing
  • Eagles Nest Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eagles Nest Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Landing
  • Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Gardenside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gardenside is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
  • Green Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Green Spring Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
  • Hay Point Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hay Point Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Point Landing
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Long Point Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
    • Mallards Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
    • Pine Tree Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Tree Corners is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corners
    • Point Breeze
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Point Breeze is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
    • Shorts Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Shorts Landing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Landing

How Far From Tent to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tent to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tent and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tent to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tent) 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 Tent 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 Tent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3573, Longitude: -75.6060       In this case, the coordinates for Tent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.015 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.517 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.93 degrees.