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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 South Bethany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Bethany 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 South Bethany:
    • 38.516165, -75.059131
    • 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 South Bethany
  • 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 South Bethany ...

We found one communities that share the name South Bethany.

Within Delaware, the name South Bethany is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named South Bethany in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of South Bethany [Bartholomew County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Bethany ...

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.

  • Club House Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club House Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
    • Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Foxfire Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
    • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
  • Holly Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Indian Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
  • Kings Grant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
  • Magnolia Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
    • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Middlesex Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
    • Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Mulberry Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
    • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Ocean View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <3>
  • Peppers Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
    • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Piney Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
    • Piney Point is located in Sussex County
  • Queens Quest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Quest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
    • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rogers Haven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
      • Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
    • Sassafras Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
      • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Sea Dunes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
      • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
    • Seabreak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabreak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreak
      • Seabreak is located in Sussex County
    • Strawberry Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
      • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Teaberry Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods
      • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County

How Far From South Bethany 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 town such as South Bethany to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in South Bethany and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Bethany to Georgetown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for South Bethany: www.southbethany.org/

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 South Bethany 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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- South Bethany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Bethany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5162, Longitude: -75.0591       In this case, the coordinates for South Bethany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 South Bethany to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.763 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.099 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.047 degrees.




 

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