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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 Gran-ville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gran-ville 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 Gran-ville:
    • 38.637058, -75.296580
    • 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 Gran-ville
  • 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 Gran-ville 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 Gran-ville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gran-ville ...

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.

  • Bullseye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullseye is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullseye
  • Deerwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Ferry Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
  • Gravel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Gull Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gull Point is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Point
  • Harlemtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
  • Holiday Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Pines is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Pines
  • Indian Mission
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Mission is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mission
  • Indiantown Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Indiantown Farms is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Farms
  • Mount Joy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mount Joy is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Piney Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • River Breeze
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • River Breeze is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Breeze
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Riverview is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Sandy Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Shady Rest Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Shady Rest Park is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Park
    • Shortly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Shortly is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
    • Trinity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Trinity is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Wood Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wood Branch is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch

How Far From Gran-ville to ...

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Gran-ville to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gran-ville) 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 Gran-ville 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 Gran-ville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6371, Longitude: -75.2966       In this case, the coordinates for Gran-ville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.891 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.263 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.095 degrees.