Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Country Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Lake Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Country Lake Estates
- 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 Country Lake Estates:
- 39.942616, -74.544043
- 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 Country Lake Estates
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Since Country Lake Estates is near Ocean County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ocean 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Lake Estates ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Butlers Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Place
- Butlers Place is located in Burlington County
- Comical Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comical Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comical Corners
- Comical Corners is located in Burlington County
- Cookstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Earlys Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
- Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
- Four Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Four Mile Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Mile Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
- Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
- Hockamik
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Mount Misery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Misery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
- Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
- Scrapetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrapetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrapetown
- Scrapetown is located in Burlington County
- Wheatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Country Lake Estates 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 Country Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Country Lake Estates and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Country Lake Estates to Mount Holly, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Lake Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country Lake Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9426, Longitude: -74.5440 In this case, the coordinates for Country Lake Estates 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 Country Lake Estates 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 306.339 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.234 degrees. |