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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 Cash Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cash Corner 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 Cash Corner:
    • 39.401223, -75.844382
    • 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 Cash Corner
  • 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 Cash Corner ...

We found five communities that share the name Cash Corner.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Cash Corner.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Somerset County
      • This Cash Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south of the Cash Corner that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Cash Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cash Corner that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Cash Corner.
    • North Carolina
      • Pamlico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cash Corner [Pamlico County].
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Cash Corner is located in Albemarle County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cash Corner that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Cash Corner.
      • Caroline County
      • This Cash Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest of the Cash Corner that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Cash Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cash 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.

  • Dogwood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
  • Earleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleville
    • Earleville is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earleville <4>
  • Galena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
  • Gregg Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
  • Honeysuckle Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
    • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
  • Irelands Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irelands Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
    • Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
  • John Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • John Town is located in Cecil County
  • Pleasant Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
    • Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
  • Sassafras
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Sassafras is located in Kent County
  • Scotchmans Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchmans Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
    • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County

How Far From Cash Corner to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Cash Corner once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cash Corner and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cash Corner to Elkton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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- Cash Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cash Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4012, Longitude: -75.8444       In this case, the coordinates for Cash Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Cash Corner could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cash Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Cash Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.151 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.678 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.012 degrees.




 

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