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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 Thorntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorntown 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 Thorntown:
- 39.517890, -75.602705
- 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 Thorntown
- 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 Thorntown is near Salem County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Thorntown
Communities Also Named Thorntown ...
We found one communities that are also named Thorntown.
Within Delaware, the name Thorntown is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Thorntown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Thorntown is located in Boone County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west of the Thorntown that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Thorntown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorntown ...
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.
- Delaware City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dutch Neck Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dutch Neck Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck Farms
- Evergreen Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- Gander Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gander Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gander Hill
- Greylag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greylag is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylag
- Hickory Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Kings Croft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
- Little Jersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Jersey is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jersey
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pigeon Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Red Lion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Shingle Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shingle Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
- Sugar Loaf Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Loaf Chase is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Chase
- Summit Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Sycamore Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
How Far From Thorntown 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 Thorntown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thorntown and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Thorntown to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Thorntown) 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 Thorntown 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 Thorntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5179, Longitude: -75.6027 In this case, the coordinates for Thorntown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.862 degrees. |
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