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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 Spring Brook Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Brook Forest 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 Spring Brook Forest:
- 38.495946, -75.154074
- 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 Spring Brook Forest
- 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 Spring Brook Forest is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Spring Brook Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Brook Forest ...
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.
- Bishopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Foxfire Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
- Hidden Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holly Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
- Indian Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Little Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Louis Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Louis Heights is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Heights
- Magnolia Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
- Mulberry Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
- Ocean View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Peppers Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
- Sassafras Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
- Strawberry Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
- Teaberry Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods
How Far From Spring Brook Forest 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 Spring Brook Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spring Brook Forest and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Brook Forest to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Spring Brook Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Spring Brook Forest 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 Spring Brook Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4959, Longitude: -75.1541 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Brook Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.094 degrees. |
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