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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 Whigville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whigville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Whigville:
- 39.222334, -75.671874
- 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 Whigville
- 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 Whigville is near Queen Anne's County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Whigville
Communities Also Named Whigville ...
We found two communities that are also named Whigville.
Within Delaware, the name Whigville is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Whigville is located in Hartford County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whigville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Whigville.
- Ohio
- Noble County
- This Whigville is located in Noble County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west of the Whigville that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Whigville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whigville ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
- Bishops Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Downs Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Everetts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
- Fords Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fords Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Forest Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Gate is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
- Gardenside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardenside is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Hammville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hoars Addition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
- Hughes Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lakeshore Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Lawndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Plantation Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
- Planters Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Planters Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Ryans Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ryans Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
- Seven Hickories
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
- Shorts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Slaughter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Sunnyside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Twin Eagle Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
- Wind Song Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
- Windy Way
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Way is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way
How Far From Whigville 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 Whigville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whigville and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whigville 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 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 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Whigville) 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 Whigville 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 Whigville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2223, Longitude: -75.6719 In this case, the coordinates for Whigville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.064 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.013 degrees. |
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