Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kane Crossroads:
  • 39.120112, -75.809379
  • 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 Kane Crossroads

• 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 Kane Crossroads is near Queen Anne's County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Kane Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kane Crossroads ...

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.

• Bolton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Bridgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Chapeltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chapeltown is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
• Choptank Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Choptank Mills is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
• Downs Chapel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
• Everetts Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
• Fords Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fords Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Hourglass
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hourglass is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
• Peters Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
• Sandtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Slaughter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Slaughter is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
• Templeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Templeville is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Union Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

How Far From Kane Crossroads 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 Kane Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kane Crossroads to Denton, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'