Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Absecon Highlands

• 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 Absecon Highlands:
  • 39.446784, -74.474040
  • 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 Absecon Highlands

• 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 Absecon Highlands is near Ocean County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Absecon Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Absecon Highlands ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
• Bass River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bass River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
• Egg Harbor City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Merrygold
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Merrygold is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrygold
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mystic Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
• Oyster Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
• Pleasantville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Scullville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
• Seaview Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
• Steelmanville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wading River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River

How Far From Absecon Highlands 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 Absecon Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Absecon Highlands and extending to:

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Absecon Highlands to Mays Landing, with an average speed<2> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 142 miles [228.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'