Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Butlers Place:
  • 39.854284, -74.507930
  • 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 Butlers Place

• 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 Butlers Place is near Ocean County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Butlers Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butlers Place ...

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.

• Bullock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullock is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Dukes Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dukes Bridge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Bridge
• Eagle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Earlys Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
• Four Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Mile is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Four Mile Circle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
• Jones Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jones Mill is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Mount Misery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
• Pine Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Crest is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Red Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Red Oak Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Grove
• South Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Speedwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
• Wheatland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Butlers Place 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'