Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kaolin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kaolin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kaolin
- 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 Kaolin:
- 39.798722, -75.727158
- 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 Kaolin
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Kaolin is near New Castle County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Kaolin ...
We found six communities that share the name Kaolin.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Kaolin is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Kaolin is located in DeKalb County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kaolin that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kaolin.
- Russell County
- This Kaolin is located in Russell County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the southwest of the Kaolin that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Kaolin.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kaolin ...
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.
- Brackenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
- Brackenville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Charter Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Cornish Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
- Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Cricket Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cricket Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Chester County
- Fox Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Hillstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillstream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillstream
- Hillstream is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Holly Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
- Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Iron Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Iron Gates is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Little Baltimore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Manley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meeting House Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting House Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Meeting House Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting House Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
- Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County (DE)
- New Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- New Garden is located in Chester County
- Quaker Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Snug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Stirrup Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stirrup Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Farms
- Stirrup Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Tree Top Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tree Top Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
- Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Vintage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Meeting House Hill
How Far From Kaolin 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 Kaolin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kaolin and extending to:
- West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kaolin to West Chester, with an average speed<5> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kaolin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kaolin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kaolin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7987, Longitude: -75.7272 In this case, the coordinates for Kaolin 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Kaolin 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kaolin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Kaolin 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 307.05 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.626 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.799 degrees. |