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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 Wheatleys Pond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheatleys Pond 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 Wheatleys Pond:
    • 39.280400, -75.635400
    • 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 Wheatleys Pond
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Wheatleys Pond is near New Castle County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Wheatleys Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheatleys Pond ...

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.

  • Big Oak Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
  • Bombay Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
  • Gardenside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gardenside is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
  • Green Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Green Spring Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
  • Hickory Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Lakeshore Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
  • Lawndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lawndale is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Long Point Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mallards Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
    • Plantation Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
    • Ryans Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryans Run is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
    • Sunnyside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Wind Song Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
    • Windy Way
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Windy Way is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheatleys Pond to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheatleys Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wheatleys Pond 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 Wheatleys Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2804, Longitude: -75.6354       In this case, the coordinates for Wheatleys Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.038 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.531 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.974 degrees.