Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cannon Farm:
  • 38.398173, -75.555201
  • 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 Cannon Farm

• 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Since Cannon Farm is near Sussex County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Cannon Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannon Farm ...

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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
• Hideaway Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hideaway Acres is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
• Holland Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
• Justice Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
• Kathleens Delight
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
• Leonard Farm
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
• Maple Plains
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maple Plains is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plains
• Middle Neck
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
• Minksville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Minksville is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minksville
• Poets Colony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
• Rosewood Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rosewood Forest is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Forest
• Victory Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens

How Far From Cannon Farm 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 Cannon Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cannon Farm and extending to:

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Cannon Farm to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'