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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 Smith Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Crossroads 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 Smith Crossroads:
    • 39.095113, -75.715764
    • 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 Smith 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 Smith Crossroads is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Smith Crossroads

Communities Also Named Smith Crossroads ...

We found four communities that are also named Smith Crossroads.

Within Delaware, the name Smith Crossroads is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • Florida
      • Holmes County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Holmes County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Bladen County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Smith Crossroads.
    • West Virginia
      • Morgan County
      • This Smith Crossroads is located in Morgan County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smith Crossroads that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Smith Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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.

  • Chapeltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chapeltown is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
  • Choptank Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Choptank Mills is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
  • Choptank Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
  • Edwardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Edwardsville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Fords Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
  • Hourglass
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hourglass is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
  • Kane Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kane Crossroads is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Crossroads
  • Lords Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lords Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Corner
  • Meadow Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rockland Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rockland Hills is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Hills
    • Sandtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sandtown is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Slaughter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Slaughter is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Templeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Union Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Corner is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
    • Willow Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Willow Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Smith 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 Smith Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Crossroads and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Crossroads 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 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- Smith Crossroads) 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 Smith 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 Smith Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0951, Longitude: -75.7158       In this case, the coordinates for Smith Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.099 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.572 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.083 degrees.