Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reynard Crossing:
  • 39.233400, -75.740600
  • 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 Reynard Crossing

• 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 Reynard Crossing is near Queen Anne's County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Reynard Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynard Crossing ...

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.

• Bolton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Downs Chapel
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
• Everetts Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
• Fords Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Forest Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Gate is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
• Peacock Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peacock Corners is located in Kent County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
• Peters Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
• Shorts Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
• Twin Eagle Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
• Whigville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Whigville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

How Far From Reynard Crossing 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 Reynard Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reynard Crossing to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'