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

Venus

67,232,360 miles from the Sun

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025

1. Venus Marker

Inscription.

Ancient astronomers named Venus in honor of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
Venus is known as Earth's "twin" because the two planets are similar in size.
Venus was the first planet to be observed by a passing spacecraft, the unmanned U.S. Mariner 2 spacecraft on December 14, 1962.
Venus rotates in the retrograde (opposite) direction and spins around once every 243 Earth days.

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 December 14, 1962.

Location. 39° 16.646′ N, 75° 34.856′ 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 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: Mercury (here, next to this marker); Moon (a few steps from this marker); Sun (a few steps from this marker); Uranus (within

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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.

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

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025

2. Venus 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 45 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.