Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cologne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cologne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cologne
- 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 Cologne:
- 39.504839, -74.613213
- 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 Cologne
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Since Cologne is near Burlington County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cologne ...
We found four communities that share the name Cologne.
Within New Jersey, the name Cologne is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cologne ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Clover Leaf Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Leaf Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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
- Gravelly Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
- Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
- Green Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - High Bank Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bank Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mays Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
- Seaview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
- Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Atlantic County
How Far From Cologne 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 Cologne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cologne and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Cologne to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 136 miles [218.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cologne. 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.state.nj.us/
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 from Point A (ie- Cologne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cologne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5048, Longitude: -74.6132 In this case, the coordinates for Cologne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cologne could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cologne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.866 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.451 degrees. |