Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Almonesson:
  • 39.818904, -75.098722
  • 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 Almonesson

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Almonesson ...

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.

• Cherrywood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cherrywood is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Chews
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chews is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
• Garden City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden City is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Gardenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
• Gardenville Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
• Good Intent
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
• Green Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Tree is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Green-Fields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
• Greenland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenland is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Hilltop
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hilltop is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Lambs Terrace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lambs Terrace is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Terrace
• Mechanicsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Snow Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Sunset Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

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

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Almonesson to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'