Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holletts Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holletts Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holletts Corners
- 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 Holletts Corners:
- 39.289555, -75.732710
- 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 Holletts 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Holletts Corners is near New Castle County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holletts 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Downs Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Everetts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
- Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
- Fords Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Fords Corner is located in Kent County
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Forest Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
- Forest Gate is located in Kent County
- Gardenside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Gardenside is located in Kent County
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Green Spring Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Farm
- Green Spring Farm is located in New Castle County
- Long Point Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
- Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
- Meadow Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
- Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County
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- Peacock Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
- Peacock Corners is located in Kent County (MD)
- Plantation Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
- Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Shorts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
- Sunnyside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Twin Eagle Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Eagle Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
- Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
- Whigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Wind Song Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wind Song Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
- Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
- Peacock Corners
How Far From Holletts 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 Holletts Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Holletts Corners and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holletts Corners to Dover, with an average speed<4> 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 southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holletts Corners. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holletts Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holletts Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2896, Longitude: -75.7327 In this case, the coordinates for Holletts Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Holletts Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.094 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.596 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.011 degrees. |