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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 Adele, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adele 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 Adele:
    • 39.977334, -75.333522
    • 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 Adele
  • 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 Adele ...

We found three communities that share the name Adele.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Adele is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Adele, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • This Adele is located in Morgan County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Adele that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Adele.
    • Nebraska
      • Sioux 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 Nebraska community of Adele [Sioux County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Ethiopia
      • Distance: 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km]<1> to the east northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adele ...

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.

  • Allgates
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
    • Allgates is located in Delaware County
  • Bowling Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Delaware County
  • Bywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywood
    • Bywood is located in Delaware County
  • Castle Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Delaware County
  • Cedar Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
    • Cedar Park is located in Philadelphia County
  • Echo Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
    • Echo Valley is located in Delaware County
  • Erin Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Rose
    • Erin Rose is located in Delaware County
  • Florida Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Park
    • Florida Park is located in Delaware County
  • Fox Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fields
    • Fox Fields is located in Delaware County
  • Garden Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
    • Garden Court is located in Philadelphia County
  • Grassland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Grassland is located in Delaware County
  • Hollow Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Woods
    • Hollow Woods is located in Montgomery County
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    • Kellyville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
      • Kellyville is located in Delaware County
    • Mechanicsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Media
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Media is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <4>
    • Oak Lane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
      • Oak Lane is located in Delaware County
    • Pilgrim Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Gardens
      • Pilgrim Gardens is located in Delaware County
    • Pine Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Delaware County
    • Rose Tree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Tree
      • Rose Tree is located in Delaware County
    • Sycamore Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Mills
      • Sycamore Mills is located in Delaware County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adele and extending to:

  • Media, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Adele to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adele. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Adele) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adele. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9773, Longitude: -75.3335       In this case, the coordinates for Adele have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Adele 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Adele to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.802 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.373 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.556 degrees.









 

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