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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 Atsion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atsion 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 Atsion:
- 39.741414, -74.726287
- 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 Atsion
- 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Since Atsion is near Camden County and also Atlantic 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 Atlantic 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 Atsion
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atsion ...
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.
- Dutchtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dutchtown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Fox Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- High Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Crossing is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossing
- Indian Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Lower Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Forge is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Forge
- Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Oak Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Shade is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- Oriental
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oriental is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
- Pine Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pipers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Corner is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Corner
- Pleasant Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- South Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
How Far From Atsion 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 Atsion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Atsion and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Atsion to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> 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 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 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 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Atsion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Atsion 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 Atsion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7414, Longitude: -74.7263 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.465 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.954 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.398 degrees. |
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