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

Sun

92,957,100 miles from Earth

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025

1. Sun Marker

Inscription.

In Roman mythology, Apollo was the God of the Sun.
The Sun, as well as our entire Solar System orbits around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, but it rotates every 27 days.
The Ulysses spacecraft passed within 124 million miles (200 million kilometers) of the Sun on March 12, 1995. This is the closest the craft will ever be to the Sun.
The Sun is now a middle-aged star, meaning it is at about the middle of its life.

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 March 12, 1995.

Location. 39° 16.651′ N, 75° 34.854′ 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: Mercury (here, next to this marker); Venus (a few steps from this marker); Moon (a few steps from this marker); Uranus

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(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.

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

Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 25, 2025

2. Sun 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 51 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.