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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 Shaft Ox Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaft Ox Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shaft Ox Corner:
    • 38.524836, -75.356860
    • 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 Shaft Ox 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since Shaft Ox Corner is near Wicomico County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Shaft Ox Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaft Ox 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.

  • Bryans Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
  • Cross Keys
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cross Keys is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Ferry Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
  • Gumboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gumboro is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
  • Helms Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Helms Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Landing
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jones Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Mission
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mission is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Pepper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pepper is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pepperbox
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pepperbox is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperbox
    • Piney Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Prince George Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Prince George Acres is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George Acres
    • Riverview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Sandy Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Shortly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Shortly is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly

How Far From Shaft Ox Corner 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 Shaft Ox 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 Shaft Ox Corner and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Shaft Ox Corner to Georgetown, 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 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 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shaft Ox Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Shaft Ox 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 Shaft Ox Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5248, Longitude: -75.3569       In this case, the coordinates for Shaft Ox Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.934 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.295 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.165 degrees.