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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 Willow Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Run 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 Willow Run:
- 39.744557, -75.609371
- 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 Willow Run
- 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 Willow Run is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Willow Run
Communities Also Named Willow Run ...
We found four communities that are also named Willow Run.
Within Delaware, the name Willow Run 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 Willow Run is located in Houston County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Run that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Willow Run.
- Michigan
- Washtenaw County
- This Willow Run is located in Washtenaw County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Run that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Willow Run.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Willow Run is located in Harris County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Run that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Willow Run.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Willow Run is located in Fairfax County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Run that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Willow Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Run ...
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.
- Boxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boxwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedars is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Cedars Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
- Coffee Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
- Delaware Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Greenbank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenville Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
- Henry Clay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
- Keystone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keystone is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Limestone Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
- Maplecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maplecrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
- Masonicville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Masonicville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Prices Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stony Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
- Tuxedo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
- Winterbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winterbury is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Willow Run 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 Willow Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Run and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Willow Run to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 96 miles [154.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Run) 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 Willow Run 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 Willow Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7446, Longitude: -75.6094 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.985 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.771 degrees. |
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