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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 Peters Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peters Corners 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 Peters Corners:
    • 39.196222, -75.788823
    • 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 Peters Corners
  • 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Since Peters Corners is near Kent County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Peters Corners

Communities Also Named Peters Corners ...

We found three communities that are also named Peters Corners.

Within Maryland, the name Peters Corners is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Peters Corners is located in Erie County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Peters Corners that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Peters Corners.
      • Fulton County
      • This Peters Corners is located in Fulton County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the north northeast of the Peters Corners that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Peters Corners.
    • Ontario
      • This Peters Corners lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Peters Corners that is located in Queen Anne's County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peters Corners ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Downs Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
  • Everetts Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
  • Fords Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fords Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
  • Forest Gate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Gate is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
  • Kane Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kane Crossroads is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Crossroads
  • Kirby Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirby Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Landing
  • Peacock Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Peacock Corners is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
  • Piney Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
  • Rivers Edge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rivers Edge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
  • Slaughter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Slaughter is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Templeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Templeville is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Unicorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Unicorn is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
  • Unicorn Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Unicorn Crossing is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn Crossing

How Far From Peters Corners 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 Peters Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peters Corners and extending to:

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peters Corners to Centreville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 40 miles [64.4 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 70 miles [112.7 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 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peters Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Peters Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peters Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1962, Longitude: -75.7888       In this case, the coordinates for Peters Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.134 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.627 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.072 degrees.