Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bradley Heights:
  • 38.710392, -75.802434
  • 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 Bradley Heights

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Bradley Heights is near Dorchester County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Bradley Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bradley Heights ...

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.

• American Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • American Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
• Bureau
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bureau is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
• Federalsburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <1>
• Finchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
• Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Holly Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Jacobs Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jacobs Crossroads is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Crossroads
• Jonestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Marshyhope Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Reliance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bradley Heights and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bradley Heights to Denton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'