Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lords Corner:
  • 39.014558, -75.723264
  • 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 Lords 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 Lords Corner is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Lords Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lords 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Choptank Mills is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
• Choptank Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
• Choptank Ponds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
• Edwardsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Edwardsville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greens Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
• Hollandsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
• Hughes Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossroads
• Maple Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
• Sandtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sandtown is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Union Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Union Corner is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

How Far From Lords Corner 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 Lords 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 Lords 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 Lords Corner to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'