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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 Carmantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carmantown 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Carmantown
  • 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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
    • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
  • Clover Leaf Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Leaf Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
    • Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
  • Egg Harbor City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Gigantic City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gigantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
    • Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Gravelly Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
    • Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
  • High Bank Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bank Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
    • High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Atlantic County
  • Mays Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
    • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County

How Far From Carmantown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<2> 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]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Carmantown to Trenton, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carmantown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carmantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carmantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5093, Longitude: -74.6941       In this case, the coordinates for Carmantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Carmantown 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 306.467 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.92 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.483 degrees.









 

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