Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Strickersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strickersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Strickersville
- 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 Strickersville:
- 39.73418, -75.792978
- 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 Strickersville
- 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 Strickersville 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strickersville ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Corner Ketch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Ketch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
- Corner Ketch is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Covered Bridge Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covered Bridge Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Farms
- Covered Bridge Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Glen Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
- Glen Farms is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Grand Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
- Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Great Good Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Good Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Good Place
- Great Good Place is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Greenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greenridge is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hillstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillstream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillstream
- Hillstream is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Hunting Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- 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 New Castle County (DE)
- Springlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Springlawn is located in Chester County
- Stirrup Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stirrup Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Farms
- Stirrup Farms is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Top of the Wedge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Top of the Wedge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Wedge
- Top of the Wedge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Meadowbrook
How Far From Strickersville 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 Strickersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Strickersville and extending to:
- West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strickersville to West Chester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strickersville. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Strickersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strickersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7342, Longitude: -75.7930 |
| <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 Strickersville 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 307.094 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.854 degrees. |