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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 Postles Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Postles Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Postles Corner:
- 39.134835, -75.447976
- 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 Postles 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 Postles Corner is near Sussex County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Postles Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Postles 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.
- Candlewicke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Candlewicke is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewicke
- Cowgills Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgills Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgills Corner
- Crossgates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crossgates is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Cypress Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Eagles Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Forest Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Greenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Hideaway Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Independence Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Creek Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locustville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Shadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Royal Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Royal Grant is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
- Schoolview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schoolview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview
- Shady Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Lane is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- White House Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
How Far From Postles Corner 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 Postles Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Postles Corner and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Postles Corner to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Postles Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Postles Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Postles Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1348, Longitude: -75.4480 In this case, the coordinates for Postles Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.94 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.955 degrees. |
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