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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 Wyoming, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyoming 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 Wyoming:
    • 39.118307, -75.559450
    • 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 Wyoming
  • 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 Wyoming is near Caroline County and also Sussex 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 Sussex 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 Wyoming

Communities Also Named Wyoming ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Wyoming.

Within Delaware, the name Wyoming is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Stark County
      • This Wyoming is located in Stark County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Wyoming.
    • Iowa
      • Jones County
      • This Wyoming is located in Jones County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Wyoming.
    • Kansas
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wyoming [Marshall County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wyoming [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bath County
      • This Wyoming is located in Bath County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Wyoming.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Wyoming is located in Middlesex County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Wyoming.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Wyoming is located in Kent County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Wyoming.
      • Keweenaw County
      • This Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Wyoming.
    • Minnesota
      • Chisago County
      • This Wyoming is located in Chisago County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of Wyoming.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Wyoming [Cass County].
    • Nebraska
      • Otoe County
      • This Wyoming is located in Otoe County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otoe County community of Wyoming.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Wyoming is located in Essex County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Wyoming.
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This Wyoming is located in Wyoming County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wyoming.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Wyoming is located in Hamilton County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Wyoming.
    • Ontario
      • This Wyoming lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Wyoming is located in Luzerne County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Wyoming.
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Wyoming is located in Philadelphia County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Wyoming.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Wyoming is located in Washington County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wyoming.
    • West Virginia
      • Tucker County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wyoming [Tucker County].
      • Wyoming County
      • This Wyoming is located in Wyoming County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wyoming.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iowa County
      • This Wyoming is located in Iowa County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Wyoming.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyoming ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Candlewicke is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
  • Crossgates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Derby Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
  • Derbywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
  • Eagles Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Greenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Heatherfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Meadow Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Presidential Courts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
  • Quails Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rising Sun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockland Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockland Hills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Hills
    • Royal Grant
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Shady Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Star Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Star Hill Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • Turnkey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • Wyoming Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wyoming Mills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Mills

How Far From Wyoming 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 town such as Wyoming to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyoming 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 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wyoming to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Wyoming) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wyoming could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wyoming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1183, Longitude: -75.5594    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.006 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.47 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.008 degrees.