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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 Wedgewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wedgewood 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 Wedgewood:
    • 39.645946, -75.641318
    • 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 Wedgewood
  • 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 Wedgewood 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 Wedgewood

Communities Also Named Wedgewood ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Wedgewood.

There is one other community in Delaware that is also named Wedgewood.

Beyond Delaware, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Delaware ...
    • Kent County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Kent County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Wedgewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Wedgewood.
    • Georgia
      • Coweta County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Coweta County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Wedgewood.
      • Fayette County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Fayette County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Wedgewood.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Will County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Wedgewood.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Wedgewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Wedgewood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Wedgewood [Saint Louis County].
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Wedgewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Wake County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Wedgewood.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Wedgewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Richland County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Wedgewood.
    • Texas
      • Tarrant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wedgewood [Tarrant County].
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Wedgewood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Wedgewood.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Wedgewood.
      • Danville City
      • This Wedgewood is located in Danville City and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Wedgewood.
      • Henrico County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Henrico County and lies 174 miles [280 km] to the southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Wedgewood.
      • Norfolk City
      • This Wedgewood is located in Norfolk City and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south of the Wedgewood that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Wedgewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wedgewood ...

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.

  • Bear
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Carriage Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Carriage Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
  • Christiana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Christiana Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
  • Christiana Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
  • Coventry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Coventry is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Fairwinds
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fairwinds is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwinds
  • Fox Chase Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Chase Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Park
  • Fox Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Woods
  • Hares Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
  • Ivy Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ivy Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
  • Kings Croft
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Melanie
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Melanie is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie
    • Oak Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Oak Hollow is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Pigeon Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
    • Pine Swamp Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Swamp Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp Corner
    • Pleasantville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pleasantville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Raintree Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Red Lion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Lion is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Rivers End
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rivers End is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Summer Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Timber Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Woodshade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodshade is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wedgewood and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Wedgewood to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wedgewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wedgewood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wedgewood 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 Wedgewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6459, Longitude: -75.6413       In this case, the coordinates for Wedgewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.012 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.559 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.826 degrees.