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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 Brotmanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brotmanville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brotmanville:
    • 39.520671, -75.082401
    • 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 Brotmanville
  • 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
    • Since Brotmanville is near Cumberland County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Brotmanville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brotmanville ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Alliance is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Big Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Blue Bell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Bell is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
  • Clayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
  • Downstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Downstown is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downstown
  • Forest Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Friendship
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Norma
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Norma is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Orchard Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
    • Plainville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainville is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Pleasantville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Vineland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
    • Wheat Road
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wheat Road is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Road
    • Willow Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Willow Grove is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brotmanville to Salem, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 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- Brotmanville) 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 Brotmanville 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 Brotmanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5207, Longitude: -75.0824       In this case, the coordinates for Brotmanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.694 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.178 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.642 degrees.