Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Farm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Farm
- 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 West Farm:
- 39.787612, -75.602427
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Farm
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since West Farm is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Farm ...
We found two communities that share the name West Farm.
Within Delaware, the name West Farm is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Farm ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Brackenville Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenville Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
- Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
- Cedars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Cedars Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedars Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
- Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Coffee Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
- Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
- Delaware Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
- Delaware Heights is located in New Castle County
- Edenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in New Castle County
- Greenbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Greenville Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
- Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
- Henry Clay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
- Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
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- Highland Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Horseshoe Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Loveville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Mount Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Owls Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Prices Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
- Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
- Skyline Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
- Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
- Snug Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
- Stony Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
- Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
- Swallow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swallow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
- Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Willow Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Willow Run is located in New Castle County
- Winterbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
- Winterbury is located in New Castle County
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
- Highland Meadows
How Far From West Farm 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 West Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Farm and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from West Farm to Dover, with an average speed<5> 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 98 miles [157.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Farm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Farm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7876, Longitude: -75.6024 In this case, the coordinates for West Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 West Farm 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 West Farm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.977 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.542 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.751 degrees. |