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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 Delanco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delanco 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 Delanco:
    • 40.050667, -74.953502
    • 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 Delanco
  • 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Since Delanco is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Delanco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delanco ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Blue Grass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Carriage Stop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
  • Cinnaminson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
  • Echo Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
  • Echo Reach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
  • Edgewater Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Maple Shade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Martins Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Normandy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Normandy is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Orchard View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Orchard View is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Pennypack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pennypack is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack
    • Pennypack Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
    • Pennypacker Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
    • Pheasant Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Riverside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Riverside Park is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Sharper
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sharper is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
    • Skin Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Skin Corner is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
    • Twin Hill Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
    • Union Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Landing is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing

How Far From Delanco 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 Delanco to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Delanco and extending to:

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Delanco to Mount Holly, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 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 from Point A (ie- Delanco) 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 Delanco 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 Delanco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0507, Longitude: -74.9535       In this case, the coordinates for Delanco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.57 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.122 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.362 degrees.