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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 Appleton Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Appleton Glen 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 Appleton Glen:
    • 39.704278, -75.814938
    • 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 Appleton Glen
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Appleton Glen is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Appleton Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Appleton Glen ...

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.

  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Boomdecker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
  • Boot Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • College Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Covered Bridge Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Covered Bridge Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Farms
  • Elk Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Everbreeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
  • Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Foxfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxfield is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Glen Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Glen Farms is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
    • Grand Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
    • Greenridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Greenridge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
    • Highpoint
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Hillcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hunting Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Lewisville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Meadowview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadowview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Mechanicsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Springlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Springlawn is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
    • Top of the Wedge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Top of the Wedge is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Wedge

How Far From Appleton Glen 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 Appleton Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Appleton Glen and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Appleton Glen to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 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 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 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Appleton Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Appleton Glen 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 Appleton Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7043, Longitude: -75.8149       In this case, the coordinates for Appleton Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.11 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.679 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.876 degrees.