Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pierces Point:
  • 39.084002, -74.905449
  • 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 Pierces Point

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
  • Since Pierces Point is near Sussex County and also Cumberland 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pierces Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pierces Point ...

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.

• Bennys Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bennys Landing is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennys Landing
• Fishing Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
• Green Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
• Highs Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Highs Beach is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highs Beach
• King Crab Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • King Crab Landing is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Crab Landing
• Mayville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mayville is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
• Nummytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nummytown is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nummytown
• Pierces
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pierces is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces
• Potato Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Potato Island is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Island
• Reeds Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Reeds Beach is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Beach
• Shellbed Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shellbed Landing is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellbed Landing
• Wildwood Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood Gardens is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Gardens
• Wildwood Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood Junction is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Junction

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

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

• Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pierces Point to Cape May, 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 78 miles [125.5 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 115 miles [185.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'