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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 Whaleys Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whaleys Corners 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whaleys Corners
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Whaleys Corners ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryans Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
    • Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
  • Flea Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flea Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
    • Flea Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
    • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Hardscrabble
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
  • Harlemtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlemtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
    • Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jones Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Old Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
    • Old Furnace is located in Sussex County
  • Piney Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Shortly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
    • Shortly is located in Sussex County
  • Wood Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch
    • Wood Branch is located in Sussex County

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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whaleys Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

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- Whaleys Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whaleys Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6523, Longitude: -75.4302       In this case, the coordinates for Whaleys Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Whaleys Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.967 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.352 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.143 degrees.









 

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