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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 Colemantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colemantown 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 Colemantown:
    • 39.929835, -74.887110
    • 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 Colemantown
  • 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 Colemantown is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Colemantown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colemantown ...

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.

  • Cherry Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
  • Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crossroads is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Deer Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Evans Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
  • Fellowship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Fostertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fostertown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
  • Greentree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Greentree Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Heritage Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Kirbys Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Oliphants Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ramblewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Texas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Texas is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Willow Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
    • Woodstream
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Colemantown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Colemantown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Colemantown to Trenton, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colemantown) 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 Colemantown 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 Colemantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9298, Longitude: -74.8871       In this case, the coordinates for Colemantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.542 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.071 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.386 degrees.