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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 Greens Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Corner 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 Greens Corner:
    • 38.990392, -75.681596
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Greens Corner
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Greens Corner ...

We found four communities that share the name Greens Corner.

Within Delaware, the name Greens Corner is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Greens Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greens Corner that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Greens Corner.
    • Ontario
      • This Greens Corner lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greens Corner that is located in Kent County.
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • This Greens Corner is located in Cache County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greens Corner that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Greens Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greens Corner that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Greens Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens 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.

  • Choptank Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
    • Choptank Mills is located in Kent County
  • Choptank Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
    • Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Choptank Ponds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
    • Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Edwardsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Kent County
  • Four Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Hidden Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
    • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
  • Hollandsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
  • Hughes Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossroads
    • Hughes Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Lords Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Corner
    • Lords Corner is located in Kent County
  • Melvin Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Crossroads
    • Melvin Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Sandtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Sandtown is located in Kent County
  • Union Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
    • Union Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Willow Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Kent County

How Far From Greens 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 Greens Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greens Corner and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Corner to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 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 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greens Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

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- Greens Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greens Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9904, Longitude: -75.6816       In this case, the coordinates for Greens Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Greens Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.088 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.542 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.111 degrees.




 

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