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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 Reeds Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reeds 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 Reeds Beach:
- 39.117058, -74.891004
- 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 Reeds 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 Cape May County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
- Since Reeds Beach is near Cumberland County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Reeds Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeds 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.
- Bennys Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennys Landing
- Dennisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Fishing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Highs Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highs Beach is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highs Beach
- King Crab Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 southeast)
- Mayville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Nummytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nummytown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nummytown
- Pierces
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pierces is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pierces Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pierces Point is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Point
- Potato Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potato Island is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Island
- Scotch Bonnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Bonnet is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bonnet
- Shellbed Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shellbed Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellbed Landing
- Wildwood Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Gardens is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Gardens
- Wildwood Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Junction is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Junction
How Far From Reeds Beach 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 Reeds Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Reeds Beach and extending to:
- Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Reeds Beach to Cape May, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 116 miles [186.7 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 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reeds Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Reeds 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 Reeds Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1171, Longitude: -74.8910 In this case, the coordinates for Reeds Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.616 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.73 degrees. |
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