Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shortly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shortly and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shortly

• 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 Shortly:
  • 38.607336, -75.394640
  • 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 Shortly

• 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 Shortly 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 Shortly

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shortly ...

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.

• Bryans Store
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bryans Store is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Store
• Cross Keys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Keys is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Flea Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flea Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
• 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
• Mount Joy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Joy is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Piney Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Wood Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood Branch is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shortly 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 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Shortly 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 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'