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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 Bryans Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryans Store 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 Bryans Store:
    • 38.592614, -75.409363
    • 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 Bryans Store
  • 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 Bryans Store is near Wicomico County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Bryans Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryans Store ...

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.

  • Cross Keys
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Keys is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Flea Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Flea Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gum Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
  • Hardscrabble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Harlemtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
  • Hickory Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jones Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Mission
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mission is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mount Joy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Joy is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Pepper
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pepper is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
    • Pepperbox
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pepperbox is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperbox
    • Piney Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Shortly
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shortly is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
    • Wood Branch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood Branch is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch

How Far From Bryans Store to ...

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the North.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bryans Store to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bryans Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bryans Store 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 Bryans Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5926, Longitude: -75.4094       In this case, the coordinates for Bryans Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.959 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.334 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.159 degrees.