Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hammonton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammonton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hammonton
- 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 Hammonton:
- 39.637249, -74.802026
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hammonton
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Since Hammonton is near Camden County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hammonton ...
We found one communities that share the name Hammonton.
Within New Jersey, the name Hammonton is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Hammonton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammonton ...
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.
- Berryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cecil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cedar Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
- Dutchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Elm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Murphy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Penny Pot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Piney Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hollow
- Piney Hollow is located in Gloucester County
- Pleasant Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Hammonton 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 town such as Hammonton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hammonton and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hammonton to Mays Landing, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hammonton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hammonton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hammonton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammonton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6372, Longitude: -74.8020 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hammonton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.519 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.998 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.474 degrees. |