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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 Weldin Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weldin Park 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 Weldin Park:
    • 39.778446, -75.534367
    • 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 Weldin Park
  • 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 Weldin Park is near Salem County and also Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Weldin Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weldin Park ...

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.

  • Blue Ball
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
  • Boulder Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Edenridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Edenridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Galewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Galewood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Gristmill Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
  • Gumwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
  • Heatherbrooke
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
  • Henry Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • High Point is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hillcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillendale is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Holly Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Liftwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
    • Longwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Longwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Lynnfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Pennyhill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
    • Quarryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quarryville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
    • Rockwood Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
    • Silverside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Stonehaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Windy Bush
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
    • Woodside Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weldin Park and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Weldin Park to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Weldin Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Weldin Park 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 Weldin Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7784, Longitude: -75.5344       In this case, the coordinates for Weldin Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.938 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.495 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.725 degrees.