The Reason I Left Delaware (homes, school, university)

[doctorjef]

Pennsylvania? I believe you'll find from a map that DE is primarily to the east of MD.

[NJ2MDdude]

Originally Posted by doctorjef

Pennsylvania? I believe you'll find from a map that DE is primarily to the east of MD.

To the Northeast.

[Joe84323]

Originally Posted by doctorjef

Pennsylvania? I believe you'll find from a map that DE is primarily to the east of MD.

Correct

Originally Posted by NJ2MDdude

To the Northeast.

Correct

It's both

[coastalrap]

Originally Posted by mswood

So the question is where did you move to? I am one of those young people with kids that want more. I need to move to a place that has things going on and more to do then just drink and go to the movies. The summer is great, but after that it is so boring! Help....I need help with a place to move!

I moved to Miami a few years back for a short period of time and realized I needed my degree in order to survive. That is the only reason I came back to DE.

Now I want to move, but do not want to be 18 hours away from home. I have been thinking of NJ (suburb of NY), Charlotte NC, Atlanta. I need somewhere safe as I am a teacher and I do have a daughter. HELPPPPP!!!!!!

I have lived in many parts of this country and I think you'll find it hard to find someplace that offers as much as Delaware. You have the ocean and hills. You're close to so much history and activities. You are accessible to good transportation, trains and two major airports. Taxes in DE are very low, especially compared to the surrounding states.

Of course you don't have warm weather year round but if that doesn't bother you, you might want to consider staying put. The grass may be different but not any greener.

[solibs]

Originally Posted by coastalrap

I have lived in many parts of this country and I think you'll find it hard to find someplace that offers as much as Delaware. You have the ocean and hills. You're close to so much history and activities. You are accessible to good transportation, trains and two major airports. Taxes in DE are very low, especially compared to the surrounding states.

Of course you don't have warm weather year round but if that doesn't bother you, you might want to consider staying put. The grass may be different but not any greener.

I'll rep. Delaware. It has a lot going for it.

The only thing I don't like about the state is Route 13 (at least the part in New Castle) and the fact that so many people seem to have a problem with the whole "keep right, pass left" thing while driving.

Delaware has hills?

[doctorjef]

The bit of DE north of the City of Wilmington and west of 202 is in the Appalachian Piedmont. It's a lovely, hilly and heavily wooded topography.

[Joe84323]

People who think Delaware is flat don't know Delaware.

The "Valley" north of Wilmington is one of the few things I do like about the state.

[ebuch]

Very true, definitely some nice scenic views in DE... only sad thing is I can feel the winter coming

[doctorjef]

On a clear day even winter here can be picturesque, with our numerous flocks of Canada Geese wintering in every available field (at least here in northern DE). Of course, geese are good as long as you don't have to walk around in fields where hundreds of them are congregating (a very poopy experience no doubt). In general we have lots of wildlife living in or on the fringes of town: deer, fox, ground hogs, rabbits, squirrels, eastern bluebirds, robins, reclusive and occasionally seen chipmunks. The evergreens help make winter more tolerable and picturesque here, especially big tall spruce trees.

[anniebleu]

In central Delaware, and particularly at Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge, a demi-paradise for birders, the snow geese are spectacular as winter approaches. Fields and ponds are filled with them, and they rise blizzard-like when startled.

This is also the time when cedar trees stand out in the landscape. When we first arrived in Delaware, I had no idea what they were and, in fact, they're a type of juniper, but known around here as cedars. In our woods, wild holly trees are abundant.

When leaves fall, we begin to see the owls perched on bare branches. Great horned owls and barred owls, both spectacular.

In our wooded neighborhood, we see an amazing diversity of birds (more than 70 species of birds seen on our property), and all the animals doctorjef has listed, except for chipmunks. We also see raccoons.