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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 Brelsmir Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brelsmir Haven 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 Brelsmir Haven:
    • 38.615397, -76.169110
    • 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 Brelsmir Haven
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Brelsmir Haven is near Talbot County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Brelsmir Haven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brelsmir Haven ...

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.

  • Castle Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Castle Haven is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Haven
  • Christs Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Christs Rock is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christs Rock
  • Cornersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Ferry Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Point
  • Green Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Cove is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
  • Hills Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
  • Holly Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly Harbor is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Harbor
  • James
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • James is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Lloyds
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Lovers Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovers Lane is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovers Lane
  • Patrick Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Patrick Plains is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Plains
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Paw Paw Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Paw Paw Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Point
    • Ripling Waters
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ripling Waters is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripling Waters
    • Sailors Retreat
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sailors Retreat is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Retreat
    • Seabreeze
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Seabreeze is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
    • Seaview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Seaview is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
    • Treeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Treeland is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeland

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

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Brelsmir Haven to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Brelsmir Haven) 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 Brelsmir Haven 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 Brelsmir Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6154, Longitude: -76.1691       In this case, the coordinates for Brelsmir Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.399 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.463 degrees.