Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bennys Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennys Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bennys Landing
- 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 Bennys Landing:
- 39.067336, -74.812667
- 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 Bennys Landing
- 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 Cape May County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cape May County
- Since Bennys Landing is near Sussex County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennys Landing ...
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.
- Grassy Sound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Highs Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highs Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highs Beach
- Highs Beach is located in Cape May County
- King Crab Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Crab Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Crab Landing
- King Crab Landing is located in Cape May County
- Mayville
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Nummytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pierces
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pierces Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Point
- Pierces Point is located in Cape May County
- Potato Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potato Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Island
- Potato Island is located in Cape May County
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- Reeds Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Beach
- Reeds Beach is located in Cape May County
- Scotch Bonnet
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Bonnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bonnet
- Scotch Bonnet is located in Cape May County
- Shellbed Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellbed Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellbed Landing
- Shellbed Landing is located in Cape May County
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Wildwood Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Gardens
- Wildwood Gardens is located in Cape May County
- Wildwood Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Junction
- Wildwood Junction is located in Cape May County
- Reeds Beach
How Far From Bennys Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bennys Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bennys Landing and extending to:
- Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bennys Landing to Cape May, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north (N). 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west (W). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennys Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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> | 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- Bennys Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennys Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0673, Longitude: -74.8127 In this case, the coordinates for Bennys Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bennys Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.575 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.972 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.718 degrees. |