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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 Shaws Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaws 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 Shaws Corner:
- 39.203167, -75.648818
- 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 Shaws 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 Shaws Corner is near New Castle County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Shaws Corner
Communities Also Named Shaws Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Shaws Corner.
Within Delaware, the name Shaws Corner is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Shaws Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Shaws Corner is located in Cheshire County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shaws Corner that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Shaws Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaws 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.
- Bishops Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Downs Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Fords Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fords Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Forest Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Gate is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
- Hammville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hoars Addition
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
- Hughes Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
- Hunters Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Lakeshore Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Meadow Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Planters Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Planters Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Ryans Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ryans Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
- Seven Hickories
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
- Shorts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Slaughter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Whigville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
How Far From Shaws 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 Shaws Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shaws Corner and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shaws Corner to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Shaws 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 Shaws 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 Shaws Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2032, Longitude: -75.6488 In this case, the coordinates for Shaws Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.052 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.535 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.011 degrees. |
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