Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McKnatt 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 McKnatt Corners:
  • 38.940947, -75.678540
  • 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 McKnatt 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since McKnatt Corners is near Caroline County and also Sussex 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 Sussex 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 McKnatt Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKnatt 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.

• Burrsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
• Edwardsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greens Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greens Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hollandsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hollandsville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
• Hughes Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossroads
• Lords Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lords Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Corner
• Melvin Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Melvin Crossroads is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Crossroads
• Union Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Corners is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

How Far From McKnatt 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 McKnatt Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McKnatt Corners and extending to:

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McKnatt Corners 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 five to six hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'