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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 Top of the Wedge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Top of the Wedge 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 Top of the Wedge:
- 39.708445, -75.778825
- 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 Top of the Wedge
- 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 Top of the Wedge is near Cecil County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Top of the Wedge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Top of the Wedge ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- College Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Corner Ketch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corner Ketch is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
- Covered Bridge Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Covered Bridge Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Farms
- Deacons Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deacons Walk is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Walk
- Foxfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foxfield is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Foxfire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Glen Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen Farms is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
- Grand Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
- Great Good Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Great Good Place is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Good Place
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenridge is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hunting Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Roseville Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roseville Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Park
- Sycamore Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Windy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From Top of the Wedge 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 Top of the Wedge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Top of the Wedge and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Top of the Wedge to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- 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).<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 from Point A (ie- Top of the Wedge) 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 Top of the Wedge 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 Top of the Wedge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7084, Longitude: -75.7788 In this case, the coordinates for Top of the Wedge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.088 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.859 degrees. |
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