Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Westerloo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westerloo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Westerloo

• 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 Westerloo:
  • 39.832890, -75.499088
  • 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 Westerloo

• 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 Westerloo is near Delaware County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Westerloo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westerloo ...

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.

• Beau Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
• Birch Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
• Booths Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
• Brandywood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Brandywood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
• Brookcroft
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
• Cedartree
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedartree is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
• Grubbs Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
• Hiddencreek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hiddencreek is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddencreek
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Indian Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Field is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
  • Kings Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
  • Log Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Log Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
  • Longview Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
  • Maplechase
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maplechase is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
  • Valley Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Valley Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run

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

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Westerloo to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'