Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carmantown:
  • 39.509284, -74.694050
  • 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 Carmantown

• 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 Carmantown is near Burlington County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Carmantown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmantown ...

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.

• Clarkstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
• Clover Leaf Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
• Egg Harbor City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Gigantic City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
• Gravelly Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
• High Bank Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
• Magnolia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Mays Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing

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

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

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Carmantown to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'