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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 Dinahs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dinahs Corner 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 Dinahs Corner:
- 39.185621, -75.644855
- 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 Dinahs Corner
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Dinahs Corner is near Queen Anne's County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Dinahs Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dinahs Corner ...
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.
- Bishops Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
- Cedar Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Downs Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Fords Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fords Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Fox Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Hall is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Greens of Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
- Hammville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
- Heatherfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heatherfield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Hoars Addition
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
- Hourglass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hourglass is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
- Hughes Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hunters Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Lakeshore Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Mallard Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
- Meadow Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Planters Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Planters Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
- Quails Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quails Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Seven Hickories
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
- Shorts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Slaughter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Whigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
How Far From Dinahs Corner 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 Dinahs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dinahs Corner and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dinahs Corner to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dinahs Corner) 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 Dinahs Corner 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 Dinahs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1856, Longitude: -75.6449 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.051 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.531 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.016 degrees. |
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