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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atlantic City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atlantic City and the surrounding area.
- 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 Atlantic City:
- 39.365193, -74.420470
- 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 Atlantic City
- 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 Atlantic City is near Cape May County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Atlantic City
Communities Also Named Atlantic City ...
We found two communities that are also named Atlantic City.
Within New Jersey, the name Atlantic City is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Atlantic City [Lewis and Clark County].
- Wyoming
- Fremont County
- This Atlantic City is located in Fremont County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Atlantic City that is located in Atlantic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Atlantic City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlantic City ...
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 west)
- English Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- English Creek is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
- English Creek Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mystic Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oyster Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scullville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scullville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
- Seaview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
- Steelmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Atlantic City 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 city such as Atlantic City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atlantic City and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Atlantic City to Mays Landing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 61 miles [98.2 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
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 Atlantic City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atlantic City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Atlantic City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atlantic City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3652, Longitude: -74.4205 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.321 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.731 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.43 degrees. |
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