Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Overbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Overbrook
- 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 Overbrook:
- 38.767612, -75.214909
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Overbrook
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Overbrook is near Kent County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Cape May 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Overbrook ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Overbrook.
Within Delaware, the name Overbrook is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Overbrook is located in Frederick County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Overbrook that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Overbrook.
- Prince George's County
- This Overbrook is located in Prince George's County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest of the Overbrook that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Overbrook.
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Overbrook is located in Camden County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north of the Overbrook that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Overbrook.
- Essex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Overbrook [Essex County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Overbrook lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north of the Overbrook that is located in Sussex County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Overbrook is located in Allegheny County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north of the Overbrook that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Overbrook.
- Berks County
- This Overbrook is located in Berks County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest of the Overbrook that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Overbrook.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Overbrook [Montgomery County].
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Overbrook ...
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.
- Arabian Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arabian Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabian Acres
- Arabian Acres is located in Sussex County
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Black Hog Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hog Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hog Landing
- Black Hog Landing is located in Sussex County
- Carpenters Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
- Cool Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Covey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
- Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
- Cripple Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cripple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Cripple Creek is located in Sussex County
- Drawbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Sussex County
- Hazzard Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazzard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazzard Landing
- Hazzard Landing is located in Sussex County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jimtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Lazy Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mallard Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mallard Point is located in Sussex County
- Oyster Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Rocks
- Oyster Rocks is located in Sussex County
- Pilottown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Pinetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Quakers Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakers Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
- Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
- Quakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Sussex County
- Robertson Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertson Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Landing
- Robertson Landing is located in Sussex County
- Robinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
- Sand Dunes Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Dunes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
- Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
- Sea Spray Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Spray Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
- Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
- Shady Side
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Shady Side is located in Sussex County
- Star Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Landing
- Star Landing is located in Sussex County
- Steamboat Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Landing
- Steamboat Landing is located in Sussex County
- Wiltbank Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiltbank Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiltbank Landing
- Wiltbank Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jimtown
How Far From Overbrook 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 Overbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Overbrook and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Overbrook to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Overbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Overbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7676, Longitude: -75.2149 In this case, the coordinates for Overbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Overbrook could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Overbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.833 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.218 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.008 degrees. |