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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 Fort Elfsborg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Elfsborg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fort Elfsborg:
    • 39.548446, -75.525479
    • 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 Fort Elfsborg
  • 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 Fort Elfsborg is near New Castle County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Fort Elfsborg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Elfsborg ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Churchtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Churchtown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
  • Delaware City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dobbinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbinsville
  • Dutch Neck Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Neck Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck Farms
  • Greylag
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greylag is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylag
  • Halltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Halltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Harmony is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Kings Croft
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Croft is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
  • Mahoneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mahoneyville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneyville
  • Marshalltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshalltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Pigeon Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pointers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Red Lion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Lion is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Shingle Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Shingle Landing is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
    • Slapes Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner
    • Sugar Loaf Chase
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Loaf Chase is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Chase
    • Thorntown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Thorntown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Elfsborg and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Elfsborg to Trenton, 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Elfsborg) 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 Fort Elfsborg 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 Fort Elfsborg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5484, Longitude: -75.5255       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Elfsborg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.952 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.475 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.817 degrees.