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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 Kennett Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennett Square 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 Kennett Square:
    • 39.846763, -75.711735
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kennett Square
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Since Kennett Square is near New Castle County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Kennett Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennett Square ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brackenville is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
  • Brackenville Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
  • Burnt Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Charter Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Cricket Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Fairville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fox Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
  • Hickory Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Highland Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Holly Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
  • Horseshoe Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Iron Gates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Iron Gates is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Longwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Manley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Manley is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Meeting House Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
    • Meeting House Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
    • New Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Owls Nest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Owls Nest is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Quaker Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Red Lion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Lion is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosedale is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Skyline Orchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
    • Snug Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Snug Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
    • Unionville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vintage Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
    • Walnut Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kennett Square and extending to:

  • West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kennett Square to West Chester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 68 miles [109.4 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kennett Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Kennett Square to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kennett Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8468, Longitude: -75.7117    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.037 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.619 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.773 degrees.