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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 The Meadows at Elk Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Meadows at Elk Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for The Meadows at Elk Creek
  • 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 The Meadows at Elk Creek:
    • 39.630667, -75.802993
    • 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 The Meadows at Elk Creek
  • 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 The Meadows at Elk Creek 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 The Meadows at Elk Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Meadows at Elk Creek ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Boot Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 northwest)
    • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
  • Childs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Cottage Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottage Mill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mill
  • Elk Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfield is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Glasgow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Heritage Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
  • Heritage Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hunting Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Iron Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Little Elkton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Elkton is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elkton
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadowview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Melody Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
    • Stones Throw
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summit View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit View is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
    • Turn Quist
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Turn Quist is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist
    • Yorkshire
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From The Meadows at Elk Creek 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 The Meadows at Elk Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in The Meadows at Elk Creek and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from The Meadows at Elk Creek 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 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 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Meadows at Elk Creek) 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 The Meadows at Elk Creek 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 The Meadows at Elk Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6307, Longitude: -75.8030       In this case, the coordinates for The Meadows at Elk Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.108 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.666 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.901 degrees.