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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 Bennett Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennett Park 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 Bennett Park:
    • 38.409738, -75.611375
    • 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 Bennett Park
  • 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Since Bennett Park is near Sussex County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Bennett Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennett Park ...

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.

  • California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • California is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crooked Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxwood is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greenlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
  • Hickory Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Holland Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
  • Kathleens Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
  • Leonard Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
  • Maple Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Plains is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plains
  • Middle Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Poets Colony
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
    • Rockawalking Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
    • Salisbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Victory Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Bennett Park 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 Bennett Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Bennett Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Bennett Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bennett Park 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 Bennett Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4097, Longitude: -75.6114       In this case, the coordinates for Bennett Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.09 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.454 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.315 degrees.