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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 Scrap Tavern Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scrap Tavern Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Scrap Tavern 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 Scrap Tavern Crossroads:
    • 39.006224, -75.527701
    • 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 Scrap Tavern 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Scrap Tavern Crossroads is near Sussex County and also Caroline 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 Caroline 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 Scrap Tavern Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scrap Tavern 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.

  • Chimney Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Frederica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
  • Melvins Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Melvins Crossroads is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvins Crossroads
  • Otters Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Otters Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
  • Paris Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paris Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Woods
  • Plymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Viola Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Viola Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
  • Wooden Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge

How Far From Scrap Tavern Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Scrap Tavern 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 Scrap Tavern Crossroads and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Scrap Tavern Crossroads to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scrap Tavern Crossroads) 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 Scrap Tavern Crossroads 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 Scrap Tavern Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0062, Longitude: -75.5277       In this case, the coordinates for Scrap Tavern Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.996 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.441 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.04 degrees.