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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 Delair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delair 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 Delair:
- 39.981750, -75.050795
- 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 Delair
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Delair is near Philadelphia County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Delair
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delair ...
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.
- Bridesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cinnaminson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delaware Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
- Fishtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fishtown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Fork Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
- Golden Triangle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Iron Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Rock is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
- Ivywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ivywood is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- Jordantown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jordantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lawn Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn Crest is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Crest
- Locustwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locustwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
- Maple Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Pheasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Summerdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerdale is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Union Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Landing is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing
- Volunteertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Volunteertown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteertown
How Far From Delair 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 Delair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Delair and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Delair to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 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- Delair) 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 Delair 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 Delair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9817, Longitude: -75.0508 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.634 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.183 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.433 degrees. |
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