Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Courses Landing:
  • 39.661225, -75.409083
  • 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 Courses Landing

• 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Since Courses Landing is near Gloucester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Courses Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Courses Landing ...

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.

• Beaver Dam
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Cedarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Churchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Churchtown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Danceys Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
• Deepwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deepwater is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
• Friendship Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship Station is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
• Golf View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Golf View is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
• Halltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Halltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Mahoneyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mahoneyville is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneyville
• Marshalltown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshalltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
• Mowers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
• Point Airy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Point Airy is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pointers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pointers is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
  • Portertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Portertown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
  • Seven Stars
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Stars is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Slapes Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Courses Landing to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'