Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bevans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bevans and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bevans

• 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 Bevans:
  • 41.196484, -74.850724
  • 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 Bevans

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Bevans is near Pike County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Bevans

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bevans ...

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.

• Beemerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beemerville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemerville
• Delaware
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Egypt Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flatbrookville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
• Forest Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Gold Key Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Key Lake is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Key Lake
• Indian Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Indian Point is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
• Plains
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Plains is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
• Plumbsock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plumbsock is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbsock
• Ranch Lands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ranch Lands is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Lands
• Silver Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Silver Spring is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
• Sunrise Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise Lake is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bevans and extending to:

• Newton, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bevans to Newton, with an average speed<2> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,295 miles [6,912.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'