Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Knowles Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knowles Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Knowles Crossroads

• 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 Knowles Crossroads:
  • 38.653725, -75.451865
  • 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 Knowles Crossroads

• 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 Knowles Crossroads is near Dorchester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Knowles Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knowles Crossroads ...

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.

• Bryans Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
• Fisher Mill Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
• Flea Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flea Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Gum Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
• Hardscrabble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Harlemtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
• Jones Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Old Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Piney Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Ruth Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
• Shortly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shortly is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
• Wood Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wood Branch is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch

How Far From Knowles Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knowles Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knowles Crossroads and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Knowles Crossroads to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'