Duck Creek Hundred in Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Uranus

1,783,950,000 miles from the Sun

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025

1. Uranus Marker

Inscription.

Uranus was the first planet discovered since ancient times.
British astronomer William Herschel discovered it in 1781.
The planet was named for the Roman god of the sky, Uranus.
Uranus travels around the Sun in an elliptical (oval-shaped) orbit, which completes in 30,685 Earth days, or just over 84 Earth years.
Uranus has 21 known satellites. Astronomers discovered the 5 largest satellites between 1787 and 1948.

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 1781.

Location. 39° 16.623′ N, 75° 34.862′ 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); Pluto (within shouting distance of this marker); Moon (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Venus (within shouting distance of this marker); Mercury (within shouting distance of this marker); Sun (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Duck Creek Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.

Uranus Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025

2. Uranus 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 53 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.