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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Delaire Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delaire Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Delaire Landing:
    • 40.046778, -74.986281
    • 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 Delaire Landing
  • 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 Delaire Landing ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Blue Grass
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
    • Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
  • Carriage Stop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
  • Cinnaminson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
    • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Echo Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
    • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
  • Echo Reach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
  • Edgewater Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Fork Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
    • Fork Landing is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Harrisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Philadelphia County
  • Ivywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
    • Ivywood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
  • Normandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pauls Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Run
      • Pauls Run is located in Philadelphia County
    • Pennypack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennypack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack
      • Pennypack is located in Philadelphia County
    • Pennypack Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
      • Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County
    • Pennypacker Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennypacker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
      • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Pheasant Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
      • Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Riverside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
      • Riverside Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Sharper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
      • Sharper is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Skin Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
      • Skin Corner is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Union Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing
      • Union Landing is located in Burlington County (NJ)

How Far From Delaire Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Delaire Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Delaire Landing and extending to:

  • Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Philadelphia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delaire Landing to Philadelphia, 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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

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

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Delaire Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delaire Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0468, Longitude: -74.9863       In this case, the coordinates for Delaire Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Delaire Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.144 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.378 degrees.









 

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