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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 Perkintown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkintown 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 Perkintown:
- 39.733447, -75.422693
- 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 Perkintown
- 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 Perkintown 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 Perkintown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkintown ...
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.
- Courses Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Courses Landing is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
- Danceys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
- Deepwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deepwater is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Five Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friendship Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friendship Station is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
- Golf View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Golf View is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
- Gordon Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Grand Sprute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenshire is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
- Greentree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greentree is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Gristmill Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Jumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Lynnfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnfield is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Marcus Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oldmans
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oldmans is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldmans
- Pennyhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennyhill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Rolling Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Silverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Stonehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Windy Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Woodside Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
- Woodstream Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodstream Gardens is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Gardens
How Far From Perkintown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Perkintown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Perkintown and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perkintown to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perkintown) 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 Perkintown 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 Perkintown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7334, Longitude: -75.4227 In this case, the coordinates for Perkintown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.875 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.418 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.697 degrees. |
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