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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 Sandy Brae, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Brae 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 Sandy Brae:
    • 38.737612, -75.148239
    • 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 Sandy Brae
  • 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 Sandy Brae is near Cape May County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 Sandy Brae

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Brae ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Belltown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Carpenters Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
  • Covey Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
  • Fisher Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Jimtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jimtown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Pilottown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pilottown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
  • Piney Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
  • Quakers Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
  • Quakertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quakertown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Robinsonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinsonville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sand Dunes Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
    • Sea Spray Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sea Spray Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Spray Village
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
    • Woods Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Sandy Brae 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 Sandy Brae to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Brae to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Sandy Brae) 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 Sandy Brae 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 Sandy Brae. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7376, Longitude: -75.1482       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Brae have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.797 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.172 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.993 degrees.