Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Melville 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 Melville Crossroads:
  • 39.077057, -75.787989
  • 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 Melville 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Melville Crossroads is near Kent County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Melville 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.

• Bridgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
• Chapeltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapeltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
  • Chapeltown is located in Kent County (DE)
• Choptank Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
  • Choptank Mills is located in Kent County (DE)
• Choptank Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
  • Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County
• Choptank Ponds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptank Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
  • Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
• Edwardsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Kent County (DE)
• Hourglass
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hourglass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
  • Hourglass is located in Kent County (DE)
• Kane Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Crossroads
  • Kane Crossroads is located in Caroline County
• Lords Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Corner
  • Lords Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
• Sandtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
• Slaughter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in Kent County (DE)
• Templeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
  • Templeville is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Union Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
  • Union Corner is located in Caroline County

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

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

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Melville Crossroads to Denton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west (W). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Melville Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/