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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 Woodside Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodside Manor 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 Woodside Manor:
    • 39.589001, -75.724655
    • 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 Woodside Manor
  • 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 Woodside Manor is near Cecil County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Woodside Manor

Communities Also Named Woodside Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Woodside Manor.

Within Delaware, the name Woodside Manor is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Woodside Manor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Woodside Manor is located in Charleston County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodside Manor that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Woodside Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodside Manor ...

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.

  • Bear
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
  • Cottage Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Deer Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Glasgow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
  • Glasgow Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glasgow Pines is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Pines
  • Goose Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goose Point is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
  • Heritage Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hickory Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Iron Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Kings Croft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Little Jersey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Little Jersey is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jersey
    • Melody Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
    • Pigeon Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
    • Porter Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Porter Square is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Square
    • Red Lion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Lion is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Rivers End
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rivers End is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Stones Throw
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summer Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summit Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
    • Summit View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit View is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
    • Turn Quist
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Turn Quist is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist
    • Yorkshire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Yorkshire is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Woodside Manor 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 Woodside Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodside Manor to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 31 miles [49.9 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,395 miles [7,073.1 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 from Point A (ie- Woodside Manor) 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 Woodside Manor 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 Woodside Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5890, Longitude: -75.7247       In this case, the coordinates for Woodside Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.066 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.611 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.885 degrees.