Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin

Name: Hindu Temple of Delaware
Address: Hockessin, United States

#5 among attractions in Hockessin

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The Hindu Temple of Delaware is a Hindu temple in Hockessin, Delaware. Inaugurated in 2002, it is the first Hindu temple constructed in Delaware. According to The News Journal, the temple has become "a social and cultural gathering place" for Indian Americans in New Castle County. ()

Coordinates: 39°47'26"N, 75°41'16"W

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Hockessin United States

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Hindu Temple of Delaware – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mt. Cuba Center, Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, Wooddale Bridge.

2.1 miE
Outdoor activities, Garden, Botanical garden
Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin
54 min walk • Mt. Cuba Center is a non-profit botanical garden located in Hockessin, Delaware, near Wilmington, in the gently rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont.
1.6 miE
Bridge
Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin
40 min walk • Ashland Covered Bridge, also known as Ashland Bridge or Barley Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge over Red Clay Creek on Barley Mill Road in Ashland in New Castle County, Delaware.
~1200 ftNW
Church
Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, Hockessin
6 min walk • Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house and national historic district located at 1501 Old Wilmington Road in Hockessin, New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. The meeting house was built in 1738.
3.2 miSE
Historical place, Bridge
Wooddale Bridge, Wilmington
82 min walk • Wooddale Bridge is a covered bridge over Red Clay Creek at Wooddale in New Castle County, Delaware. It is one of three covered bridges in the state of Delaware along with the very similar Ashland Covered Bridge and the Smith Bridge.
1.3 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Park
Auburn Heights Preserve, Hockessin
35 min walk • Auburn Valley State Park is a state park, located in Yorklyn, Delaware, United States. The park, which is around 360 acres, preserves the former home and estate of the Marshall family as well as portions of the family's former mills alongside the Red Clay Creek and additional land purchased by the state.
4 miN
Church
St. Patrick Church, Kennett Square
103 min walk • St. Patrick Church is a Catholic church located at 212 Meredith Street in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Named in honor of Saint Patrick, it is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It was founded December 1869.
2.9 miE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory, Centerville
75 min walk • Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory is located at 1610 Hillside Mill Road, Greenville, Delaware, United States. This observatory is home to a 0.6-meter telescope used by the Delaware Astronomical Society, the University of Delaware, and the Whole Earth Telescope. Associated with the Observatory is the Mt.
3.8 miNE
Golf, Tudor Revival architecture
Owl's Nest Country Place, Centerville
98 min walk • The Greenville Country Club, formerly known as the Owl's Nest Country Place, is a country club at 201 Owl's Nest Road in Greenville, Delaware. The 18-acre property was developed in 1915 by Eugene du Pont, Jr. son of Eugene du Pont, as a country estate.
3.9 miSE
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Fell Historic District, Wilmington
101 min walk • Fell Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses eight contributing buildings in a steeply sloped area along Red Clay Creek.
3.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Kennett Square Historic District, Kennett Square
99 min walk • Kennett Square Historic District is a national historic district located in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 507 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kennett Square.
3.4 miS
Universities and schools
Goldey-Beacom College, Wilmington
87 min walk • Goldey–Beacom College is a private college in Pike Creek Valley, Delaware, United States. Its setting is suburban with a campus of 24 acres. It uses a semester-based academic calendar and the college is authorized to award certificates/diplomas, associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees.