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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perkintown
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courses Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
- Courses Landing is located in Salem County
- Danceys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danceys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
- Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
- Deepwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Salem County
- Friendship Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
- Friendship Station is located in Salem County
- Golf View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Gordon Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Grand Sprute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Sprute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
- Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenmount is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Greenshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshire
- Greenshire is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Greentree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Continue List (22 more) ...
- Gristmill Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gristmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
- Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County (DE)
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hillendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Hillendale is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Holly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Holly Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Jumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lynnfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Marcus Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Hook
- Marcus Hook is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus Hook <2>
- Oldmans
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Pennyhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Rolling Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Salem County
- Silverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Silverside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Stonehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Stonehaven is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Windy Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Woodside Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
- Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Woodstream Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Gardens
- Woodstream Gardens is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Gristmill Woods
How Far From Perkintown 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 Perkintown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Perkintown and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perkintown to Salem, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perkintown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.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). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.418 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.697 degrees. |