Duck Creek Hundred in Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pluto
3,674,491,000 miles from the Sun
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025
1. Pluto Marker
- Pluto was the Roman god of the underworld.
- The name Pluto was proposed by Venetia Phair, an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Oxford, England in 1930.
- Pluto is a dwarf planet that orbits far from the Sun.
- Astronomers know little about Pluto's size or surface conditions because it is so far from Earth.
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM was designed and constructed by Bryant Hughes and members of Boy Scout Troop 123, as an Eagle Scout project.
Erected by Boy Scout Troop 123.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 39° 16.609′ N, 75° 34.869′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Duck Creek Hundred. It is on Wright Way, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 296 Wright Way, Smyrna DE 19977, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Neptune (a few steps from this marker); Uranus (within shouting distance of this marker); Moon (within shouting distance of this marker); Venus (within shouting distance of this marker); Mercury
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Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025
2. Pluto Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
