Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bridgeville North

• 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 Bridgeville North:
  • 38.754280, -75.596038
  • 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 Bridgeville North

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Bridgeville North is near Caroline County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Bridgeville North

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgeville North ...

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.

• Briar Hook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
• Cannon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cannon is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Cocked Hat
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cocked Hat is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocked Hat
• Deer Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Deer Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Fisher Mill Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisher Mill Park is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Mill Park
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
• Heritage Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Hickory Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Jacobs Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jacobs Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Crossroads
• Lake Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
• Richard Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Richard Heights is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Heights
• Ruth Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
• Snug Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Bridgeville North 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 Bridgeville North to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bridgeville North and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bridgeville North to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'