Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Twin Eagle Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Eagle Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Twin Eagle Farms

• 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 Twin Eagle Farms:
  • 39.280667, -75.712153
  • 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 Twin Eagle Farms

• 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 Twin Eagle Farms is near New Castle County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Twin Eagle Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Eagle Farms ...

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.

• Big Oak Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
• Blackbird
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
• Bolton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Bombay Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
• Downs Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
• Everetts Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
• Fords Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Forest is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Forest Gate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Gate is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
• Gardenside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gardenside is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
• Green Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Green Spring Farm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Hickory Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Lawndale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lawndale is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Long Point Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
  • Mallards Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
  • Meadow Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
  • Peacock Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Peacock Corners is located in Kent County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
  • Plantation Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
  • Rolling Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Seven Hickories
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
  • Shorts Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
  • Sunnyside Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
  • Whigville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whigville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
  • Wind Song Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
  • Windy Way
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Windy Way is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way

How Far From Twin Eagle Farms 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 include the distance from a community such as Twin Eagle Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Eagle Farms to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 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 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'