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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 Delray, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delray 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 Delray:
- 42.295872, -83.116590
- 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 Delray
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Delray is near Oakland County and also Macomb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb 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 Delray
Communities Also Named Delray ...
We found seven communities that are also named Delray.
Within Michigan, the name Delray is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Delray [Palm Beach County].
- Georgia
- Upson County
- This Delray is located in Upson County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the south of the Delray that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Delray.
- Kansas
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Delray [Osage County].
- New York
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Delray [Erie County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Delray.
- Texas
- Panola County
- This Delray is located in Panola County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Delray that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Delray.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Delray is located in Hampshire County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Delray that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Delray.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delray ...
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.
- Bridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dearborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melvindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Roseland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Springwells
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springwells is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
- Former name for Springwells:
- Fordson
- Twin Sandwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Delray 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 Delray to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delray and extending to:
- Detroit, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Delray to Lansing, 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Delray 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delray) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Delray 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 Delray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2959, Longitude: -83.1166 In this case, the coordinates for Delray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.471 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.021 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.223 degrees. |
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