Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Somers 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 Somers Point:
  • 39.317338, -74.606546
  • 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 Somers 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
  • Since Somers Point is near Monmouth County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 Somers Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Somers 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.

• Bargaintown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
• Cedar Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• English Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
• English Creek Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • English Creek Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek Landing
• Greenfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Marshallville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marshallville is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pleasantville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Scullville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
• Steelman Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steelman Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelman Landing
• Steelmanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville

How Far From Somers 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 city such as Somers 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 Somers Point and extending to:

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Somers Point to Mays Landing, 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'