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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 Danceys Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danceys Corner 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 Danceys Corner:
- 39.701502, -75.438806
- 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 Danceys Corner
- 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Since Danceys Corner is near New Castle County and also Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Danceys Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danceys Corner ...
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.
- Beaver Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Churchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Courses Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Courses Landing is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
- Deepwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deepwater is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friendship Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Station is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
- Golf View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golf View is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Gordon Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Halltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Hazeldell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hazeldell is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marshalltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshalltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Oldmans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oldmans is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldmans
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rogers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
- Rosegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosegate is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Slapes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner
- Stonehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
How Far From Danceys Corner 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 Danceys Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Danceys Corner and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Danceys Corner to Salem, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Danceys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Danceys Corner 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 Danceys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7015, Longitude: -75.4388 In this case, the coordinates for Danceys Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.888 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.427 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.717 degrees. |
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