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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 Sebrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sebrell 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 Sebrell:
- 36.784688, -77.126665
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sebrell
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sebrell ...
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.
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chub ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chub have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub
- Chub is located in Sussex County
- Church ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
- Church is located in Sussex County
- Cross Keys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Southampton County
- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Delaware Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Park
- Delaware Park is located in Southampton County
- Dory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory
- Dory is located in Southampton County
- Druid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Druid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druid
- Druid is located in Southampton County
- Gum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
- Gum is located in Southampton County
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- Homeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Homeville is located in Sussex County
- Hunterdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isaac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isaac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Sussex County
- Pope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pope
- From Sebrell to Pope
- Pulleys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulleys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulleys Crossroads
- Pulleys Crossroads is located in Southampton County
How Far From Sebrell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sebrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sebrell and extending to:
- Courtland, which is the Seat of Southampton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sebrell to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Sebrell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sebrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7847, Longitude: -77.1267 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sebrell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.055 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.538 degrees. |
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