Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ginns Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ginns Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ginns 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 Ginns Corner:
- 39.390667, -75.800769
- 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 Ginns 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Ginns Corner is near Kent County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for New Castle 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ginns Corner ...
We found one communities that share the name Ginns Corner.
Within Maryland, the name Ginns Corner is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Ginns Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Ginns Corner [New Castle County].
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ginns 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.
- Cash Corner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
- Dogwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Earleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Gregg Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Honeysuckle Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irelands Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
- Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
- John Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Meadow Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
- Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Pleasant Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
- Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
- Sassafras
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Scotchmans Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchmans Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Ginns 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 Ginns Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ginns Corner and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ginns Corner to Elkton, with an average speed<5> 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 46 miles [74 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 74 miles [119.1 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ginns Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ginns 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. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ginns Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ginns Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3907, Longitude: -75.8008 In this case, the coordinates for Ginns Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ginns Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.649 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.998 degrees. |