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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 Dexter Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dexter Corners 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 Dexter Corners:
    • 39.334556, -75.699653
    • 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 Dexter 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Dexter Corners is near Kent County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 Dexter Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dexter 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.

  • Blackbird
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
  • Blackbird Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackbird Landing is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird Landing
  • Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Gardenside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardenside is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
  • Green Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Green Spring Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
  • Long Point Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
  • Mallards Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
  • Meadow Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Tree Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Tree Corners is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corners
    • Plantation Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
    • Point Breeze
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Point Breeze is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
    • Tent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tent is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent
    • Twin Eagle Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
    • Wind Song Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dexter Corners and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dexter Corners to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dexter Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Dexter 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 Dexter Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3346, Longitude: -75.6997       In this case, the coordinates for Dexter Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.071 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.577 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.978 degrees.