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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 Warrington Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warrington Manor 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 Warrington Manor:
    • 38.933447, -75.563536
    • 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 Warrington Manor
  • 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 Warrington Manor is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Warrington Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warrington Manor ...

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.

  • Chestnut Knoll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
  • Chimney Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Dogwood Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dogwood Meadows is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
  • Freeman Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Hidden Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
  • Hollandsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
  • Knotts Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Marvels Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marvels Crossroads is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels Crossroads
  • Melvins
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Melvins is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins
  • Melvins Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
  • Paris Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pleasant Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Woods
    • Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Plymouth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Scrap Tavern Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Six Forks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Six Forks is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
    • Stanley Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor

How Far From Warrington Manor 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 Warrington Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Warrington Manor to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west (W). 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 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Warrington Manor) 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 Warrington Manor 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 Warrington Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9334, Longitude: -75.5635       In this case, the coordinates for Warrington Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.023 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.46 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.085 degrees.