Beit Shemesh is in Israel, in Jerusalem District. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1950) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Monument
Country
Israel
City or region
Jerusalem District
Origin (P571)
1950
Coordinates
31.7514 N, 34.9886 E
UNESCO World Heritage
No recorded designation
Notability (sitelinks)
55
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Forest of the Martyrs
Israel
7.6
Mini Israel
Israel
10.3
Ekron
Israel
13.4
Gezer
Israel
13.7
Gath
Israel
14.6
The closest neighbor is Forest of the Martyrs, 7.6 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Bet Shemesh
English
Beit Shemesh
Español
Beit Shemesh
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 31.7514 N, 34.9886 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Beit Shemesh: 55 sitelinks; closest neighbor Forest of the Martyrs at 7.6 km