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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 Bennetts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennetts Corner 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 Bennetts Corner:
- 40.289829, -75.100449
- 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 Bennetts Corner
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Bennetts Corner is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Bennetts Corner
Communities Also Named Bennetts Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Bennetts Corner.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Bennetts Corner is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Bennetts Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Bennetts Corner is located in Plymouth County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bennetts Corner that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Bennetts Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennetts Corner ...
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.
- Castle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Dyerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerstown
- Edison
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Farm School
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farm School is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Furlong
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mechanics Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mozart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mozart is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Pine Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Pools Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tradesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
How Far From Bennetts Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bennetts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bennetts Corner and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bennetts Corner to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bennetts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bennetts Corner 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 Bennetts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2898, Longitude: -75.1004 In this case, the coordinates for Bennetts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.635 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.234 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.323 degrees. |
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