Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in New Bridge Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Bridge Haven and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New Bridge Haven

• 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 New Bridge Haven:
  • 38.029845, -75.587426
  • 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 New Bridge 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since New Bridge Haven is near Somerset County and also Accomack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack 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 New Bridge Haven

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Bridge 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.

• Bullbegger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bullbegger is located in Accomack County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullbegger
• Cottage Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
• Frogeye
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frogeye is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogeye
• Goodwill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodwill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Homewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Homewood is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• New Church
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Church is located in Accomack County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Church
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Church <1>
• Shelltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelltown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
• Tunnels Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tunnels Mill is located in Accomack County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnels Mill
• Unionville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Willow Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Bridge Haven to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'