Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Delaware, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delaware and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Delaware
- 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 Delaware:
- 40.298779, -83.067787
- 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 Delaware
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Delaware is near Knox County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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
Communities Also Named Delaware ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Delaware.
Within Ohio, the name Delaware is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- Albany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Delaware [Albany County].
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Delaware [Erie County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Delaware lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Delaware that is located in Delaware County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delaware ...
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.
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutlers Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Delaware Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Meadows
- Delaware Meadows is located in Delaware County
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Gregory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hills Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jones ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Leonardsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Lewis Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Center
- Lewis Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Center <5>
- Pluggys Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pluggys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluggys Town
- Pluggys Town is located in Delaware County
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sandy Hill is located in Delaware County
How Far From Delaware 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 city such as Delaware to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delaware and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Delaware to Columbus, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Delaware: www.delawareohio.net/
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Delaware) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delaware. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2988, Longitude: -83.0678 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Delaware could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Delaware to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.507 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.765 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.873 degrees. |