Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brigantine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brigantine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brigantine
- 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 Brigantine:
- 39.410752, -74.365773
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brigantine
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Since Brigantine is near Ocean County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brigantine ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
- Bass River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- Bass River is located in Burlington County
- Haven Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Beach
- Haven Beach is located in Ocean County
- Merrygold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
- Mystic Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Oyster Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
- Scow Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scow Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scow Landing
- Scow Landing is located in Ocean County
- Seaview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
- Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
- Spray Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spray Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray Beach
- Spray Beach is located in Ocean County
- Steelmanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
- Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Atlantic County
How Far From Brigantine to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Brigantine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brigantine and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brigantine to Mays Landing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 59 miles [95 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 147 miles [236.6 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 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brigantine: www.brigantinebeachnj.com/
The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brigantine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brigantine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4108, Longitude: -74.3658 |
| <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 Brigantine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.285 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.697 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.388 degrees. |