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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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sebrell
- 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 Southampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
- Since Sebrell is near Sussex County and also Franklin City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin City
- 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 Sebrell
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)
- Chub is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub
- Church ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Church is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
- Cross Keys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware Park is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Park
- Dory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dory is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dory
- Druid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Druid is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druid
- Gum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gum is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Homeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Homeville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Hunterdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isaac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Pope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulleys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pulleys Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulleys Crossroads
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<1> 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]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sebrell to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sebrell) 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 Sebrell 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 Sebrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7847, Longitude: -77.1267 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.055 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.538 degrees. |
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