Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alluvium:
  • 39.835114, -74.941832
  • 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 Alluvium

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Alluvium is near Burlington County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Alluvium

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alluvium ...

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.

• Bishops
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishops is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
• Cherry Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
• Crowfoot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
• Downs Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Downs Farms is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Farms
• Echelon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Echelon is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
• Evans Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Greenland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenland is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Greentree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greentree is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
• Heritage Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Reed Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Reed Crossing is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
• Union Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• Willow Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
• Woodstream
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alluvium to Camden, 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'