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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 Queonemysing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Queonemysing 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 Queonemysing:
    • 39.839278, -75.595484
    • 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 Queonemysing
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Since Queonemysing is near New Castle County and also Chester 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 Chester 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 Queonemysing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Queonemysing ...

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.

  • Beau Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beau Tree is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
  • Beaver Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Beaver Valley is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Birch Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
  • Boulder Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Brackenville Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
  • Brandywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brandywood is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
  • Brookcroft
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brookcroft is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
  • Burnt Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Concord Hunt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Concord Hunt is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Hunt
  • Delaware Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Delaware Heights is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Heights
  • Edenridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edenridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Elam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elam is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Fairville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Fieldpoint
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Fieldpoint is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldpoint
    • Galewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Galewood is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenville Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
    • Heartsease
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Heartsease is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartsease
    • Heatherbrooke
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
    • Henry Clay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
    • Horseshoe Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
    • Keepsake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Keepsake is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepsake
    • Longwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Longwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Mount Cuba
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Owls Nest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Owls Nest is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Painters Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Painters Crossroads is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Crossroads
    • Rockland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rosedale is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Seal
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Seal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
    • Skyline Orchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
    • Swallow Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Walnut Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Queonemysing once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Queonemysing and extending to:

  • Media, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Queonemysing to Media, with an average speed<4> 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 74 miles [119.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Queonemysing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Queonemysing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Queonemysing 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 Queonemysing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8393, Longitude: -75.5955       In this case, the coordinates for Queonemysing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.969 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.54 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.726 degrees.