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

Moon

93,000,000 miles from the Sun

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025

1. Moon Marker

Inscription.

Diana was the goddess of the hunt, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and also of the Moon in Roman mythology.
Both the rotation of the Moon and its revolution around Earth takes 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step onto the surface of the Moon. He was followed by Edwin Aldrin, both of the Apollo 11 mission.

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 date for this entry is July 20, 1969.

Location. 39° 16.641′ N, 75° 34.857′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Duck Creek Hundred. It is on Dinosaur Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Dinosaur Dr, 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

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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: Venus (a few steps from this marker); Mercury (a few steps from this marker); Sun (a few steps from this marker); Uranus (within shouting distance of this marker); Neptune (within shouting distance of this marker); Pluto (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.

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

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025

2. Moon 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 42 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.