Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Honeysuckle Knoll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honeysuckle Knoll and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Honeysuckle Knoll

• 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 Honeysuckle Knoll:
  • 39.462058, -75.881607
  • 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 Honeysuckle Knoll

• 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 Honeysuckle Knoll is near Kent County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Honeysuckle Knoll

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeysuckle Knoll ...

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.

• Cash Corner ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Earleville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Earleville is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earleville <1>
• Elk Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elk Ferry is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ferry
• Elk River Basin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
• Green Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Haven is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
• Harbor View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harbor View is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• John Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • John Town is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
• Scotchmans Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
• Snow Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Tower Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tower Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Point
• Town Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Town Point is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
• Two Rivers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Rivers is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

How Far From Honeysuckle Knoll 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 community such as Honeysuckle Knoll to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Honeysuckle Knoll to Elkton, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 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 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'