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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 Hancocks Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hancocks Bridge 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 Hancocks Bridge:
- 39.507807, -75.459590
- 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 Hancocks Bridge
- 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 Hancocks Bridge is near Cumberland County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Hancocks Bridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hancocks Bridge ...
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.
- Delaware City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Tree Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree Corner
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Marshalltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marshalltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Mickles Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
- Mowers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
- Paradise Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
- Pecks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Island is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pointers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roadstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shingle Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shingle Landing is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Landing
- Thorntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thorntown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
How Far From Hancocks Bridge 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 Hancocks Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hancocks Bridge and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the North.
- 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 Hancocks Bridge 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 94 miles [151.3 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 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Hancocks Bridge) 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 Hancocks Bridge 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 Hancocks Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5078, Longitude: -75.4596 In this case, the coordinates for Hancocks Bridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.429 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.806 degrees. |
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