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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 Wellington Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellington Woods 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 Wellington Woods:
    • 39.625667, -75.692709
    • 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 Wellington Woods
  • 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 Wellington Woods is near Cecil County and also Salem 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 Salem 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 Wellington Woods

Communities Also Named Wellington Woods ...

We found four communities that are also named Wellington Woods.

Within Delaware, the name Wellington Woods is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Wellington Woods is located in Houston County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wellington Woods that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Wellington Woods.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Wellington Woods is located in Charles County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wellington Woods that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Wellington Woods.
      • Harford County
      • This Wellington Woods is located in Harford County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west of the Wellington Woods that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Wellington Woods.
    • North Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Wellington Woods is located in Union County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wellington Woods that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Wellington Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington Woods ...

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 east)
  • Cedar Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
  • Christiana Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deer Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fairwinds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairwinds is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwinds
  • Glasgow Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
  • Glasgow Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
  • Hickory Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Kings Croft
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
  • Marydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Marydale is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
  • Pigeon Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
  • Porter Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter Square is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Raintree Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Red Lion
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Red Lion is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Rivers End
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rivers End is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Stones Throw
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summer Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Woodshade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodshade is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade

How Far From Wellington Woods to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wellington Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wellington Woods to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> 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 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellington Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Wellington Woods 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 Wellington Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6257, Longitude: -75.6927       In this case, the coordinates for Wellington Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.044 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.592 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.856 degrees.