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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 Shorts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shorts 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 Shorts Corner:
    • 39.206501, -75.672430
    • 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 Shorts 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 Shorts Corner 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 Shorts Corner

Communities Also Named Shorts Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Shorts Corner.

Within Delaware, the name Shorts Corner is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Washington County
      • This Shorts Corner is located in Washington County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west of the Shorts Corner that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Shorts Corner.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shorts Corner that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Shorts Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shorts 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.

  • Downs Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
  • Everetts Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
  • Fords Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
  • Forest Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Gate is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
  • Hoars Addition
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
  • Lakeshore Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
  • Planters Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
  • Rolling Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Seven Hickories
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
  • Slaughter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Slaughter is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Whigville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Whigville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

How Far From Shorts 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 Shorts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shorts 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 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shorts 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 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shorts 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 Shorts 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 Shorts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2065, Longitude: -75.6724       In this case, the coordinates for Shorts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.065 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.551 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.019 degrees.