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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 Woodbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbrook 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 Woodbrook:
- 39.141500, -75.529800
- 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 Woodbrook
- 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 Woodbrook is near Caroline County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Woodbrook
Communities Also Named Woodbrook ...
We found four communities that are also named Woodbrook.
There is one other community in Delaware that is also named Woodbrook.
Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Delaware ...
- New Castle County
- This Woodbrook is located in New Castle County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north of the Woodbrook that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Woodbrook.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Woodbrook is located in Baltimore County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodbrook that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Woodbrook.
- Harford County
- This Woodbrook is located in Harford County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the northwest of the Woodbrook that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Woodbrook.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Woodbrook is located in Albemarle County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodbrook that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Woodbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbrook ...
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.
- Candlewicke
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Candlewicke is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
- Chestnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Crossgates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crossgates is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagle Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Eagles Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Forest Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Four Seasons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Four Seasons is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Fox Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Hall is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Greens of Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
- Greenview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Heatherfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heatherfield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Independence Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mallard Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
- Meadow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Presidential Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
- Rising Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Royal Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Royal Grant is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
- Schoolview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Schoolview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
- Shady Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Lane is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Star Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Star Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Star Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills
How Far From Woodbrook 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 Woodbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodbrook and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Woodbrook to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodbrook) 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 Woodbrook 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 Woodbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1415, Longitude: -75.5298 In this case, the coordinates for Woodbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.987 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.452 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.986 degrees. |
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