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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 Wood Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood Ridge 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 Wood Ridge:
    • 39.752889, -75.718545
    • 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 Wood Ridge
  • 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 Wood Ridge is near Chester County and also Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Wood Ridge

Communities Also Named Wood Ridge ...

We found two communities that are also named Wood Ridge.

Within Delaware, the name Wood Ridge is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Wood Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wood Ridge that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Wood Ridge.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Wood Ridge is located in Howard County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wood Ridge that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Wood Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood Ridge ...

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.

  • Brackenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brackenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
  • Charter Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Corner Ketch
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Corner Ketch is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
  • Cornish Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
  • Cricket Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Deacons Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deacons Walk is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Walk
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • English Village is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Foxfire is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Great Good Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Great Good Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Good Place
  • Heather Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hickory Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Hillstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hillstream is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillstream
    • Holly Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
    • Iron Gates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Limestone Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
    • Little Baltimore
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
    • Manley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Manley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowbrook is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meeting House Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
    • Mermaid
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Mermaid Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mermaid Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Run
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
    • Pepper Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pepper Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
    • Pike Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
    • Pike Creek Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pike Creek Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek Valley
    • Plum Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Plum Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Skyline Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
    • Skyline Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Ridge
    • Stirrup Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stirrup Farms is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Farms
    • Tree Top Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
    • Vintage Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village

How Far From Wood Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wood Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wood Ridge and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wood Ridge to Wilmington, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wood Ridge) 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 Wood Ridge 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 Wood Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7529, Longitude: -75.7185       In this case, the coordinates for Wood Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.049 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.617 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.815 degrees.