Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whaleys Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whaleys Corners and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whaleys Corners

• 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 Whaleys Corners:
  • 38.652336, -75.430197
  • 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 Whaleys Corners

• 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 Whaleys Corners is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Whaleys Corners

Communities Also Named Whaleys Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Whaleys Corners.

Within Delaware, the name Whaleys Corners is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Whaleys Corners in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Whaleys Corners lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Whaleys Corners that is located in Sussex County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whaleys Corners ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
• Flea Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Flea Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
• Gum Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
• Hardscrabble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Harlemtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
• Jones Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Old Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Piney Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Shortly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shortly is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
• Wood Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wood Branch is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch

How Far From Whaleys Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whaleys Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Whaleys Corners to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'