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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brenford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brenford and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Brenford:
    • 39.256501, -75.610761
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Brenford
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Brenford is near New Castle County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Brenford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brenford ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Big Oak Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
  • Bishops Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
  • Bombay Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
  • Gardenside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gardenside is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
  • Hammville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
  • Hickory Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hoars Addition
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
  • Lakeshore Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
  • Lawndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lawndale is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Long Point Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
  • Mallards Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mallards Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
  • Plantation Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ravenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravenwood is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Rolling Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Ryans Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ryans Run is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
    • Seven Hickories
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
    • Sunnyside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Wind Song Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
    • Windy Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Windy Way is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way

How Far From Brenford to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brenford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brenford and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brenford to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brenford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Brenford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brenford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2565, Longitude: -75.6108       In this case, the coordinates for Brenford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.025 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.513 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.973 degrees.