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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 Argo Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argo Corners and the surrounding area.
- 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 Argo Corners:
- 38.871484, -75.346082
- 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 Argo Corners
- 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Argo Corners is near Kent County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Argo Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Argo Corners ...
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.
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Federalsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Federalsburg is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
- Freeman Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
- Greentop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greentop is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
- Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Knotts Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Primehook Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Primehook Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primehook Beach
- Slaughter Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
- Woods Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Argo Corners 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 Argo Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Argo Corners and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Argo Corners to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Argo Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Argo Corners 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 Argo Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8715, Longitude: -75.3461 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.312 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.02 degrees. |
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