Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Butlers Beach:
  • 38.457062, -75.836045
  • 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 Butlers Beach

• 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 Butlers Beach is near Wicomico County and also Sussex 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 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 Butlers Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butlers Beach ...

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.

• Brick House Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brick House Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Landing
• Cokeland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
• Gum Swamp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gum Swamp is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
• Henrys Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrys Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Crossroads
• Hollands Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hollands Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Crossroads
• Jenkins Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenkins Landing is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
• Lewis Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Landing
• Rabbit Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
• Ralph
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ralph is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
• Rocky Hook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Hook is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hook
• Spring Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Walnut Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing

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

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

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Butlers Beach to Cambridge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 71 miles [114.3 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 4 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'