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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 Green Briar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Briar and the surrounding area.
- 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 Green Briar:
- 39.146779, -75.674651
- 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 Green Briar
- 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 Green Briar is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's 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 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 Green Briar
Communities Also Named Green Briar ...
We found two communities that are also named Green Briar.
Within Delaware, the name Green Briar is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Green Briar is located in Cecil County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Briar that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Green Briar.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Green Briar is located in Jefferson County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green Briar that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Briar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Briar ...
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.
- Chapeltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Chestnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Downs Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Everetts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
- Fords Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fords Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Hourglass
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hourglass is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
- Hunters Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Meadow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Planters Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Planters Woods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
- Quails Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quails Nest is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
- Rockland Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Hills
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Seven Hickories
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
- Shorts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Slaughter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Templeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Whigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whigville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Green Briar 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 Green Briar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Briar and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Green Briar 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 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Green Briar) 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 Green Briar 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 Green Briar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1468, Longitude: -75.6747 In this case, the coordinates for Green Briar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.071 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.548 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.044 degrees. |
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