Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 American Corner:
  • 38.767336, -75.819101
  • 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 American 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since American Corner is near Dorchester County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 American Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near American 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.

• Bureau
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bureau is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
• Federalsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <1>
• Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• High Banks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • High Banks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
• Hobbs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
• Jonestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonestown is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Legion Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Legion Heights is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Heights
• Potters Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
• Williams Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
• Wings Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in American Corner and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the North.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from American Corner to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'