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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 Bethany Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethany Beach 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 Bethany Beach:
- 41.891431, -86.618079
- 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 Bethany 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Bethany Beach is near LaPorte County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Bethany Beach
Communities Also Named Bethany Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named Bethany Beach.
Within Michigan, the name Bethany Beach is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Bethany Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Bethany Beach is located in Sussex County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bethany Beach that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Bethany Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethany 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.
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Birchwood is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Gordon Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Hills Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Hooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rosemary Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Beach
- Snow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Pier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverland Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waverland Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverland Beach
How Far From Bethany 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 Bethany Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethany Beach and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bethany Beach to Saint Joseph, 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethany Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bethany Beach 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 Bethany Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8914, Longitude: -86.6181 In this case, the coordinates for Bethany Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.765 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.569 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.063 degrees. |
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