Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dividing Creek:
  • 39.270807, -75.101702
  • 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 Dividing Creek

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Dividing Creek is near Cape May County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Dividing Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dividing Creek ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Clayville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clayville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
• Dividing Creek Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dividing Creek Station is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek Station
• Fordville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Frames Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frames Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frames Corner
• Jones Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Leamings Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leamings Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamings Mill
• Leesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leesburg
  • From Dividing Creek to Leesburg
• Sea Breeze
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sea Breeze is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Shell Pile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell Pile is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Pile
• Turkey Point Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Turkey Point Corner
  • From Dividing Creek to Turkey Point Corner

How Far From Dividing Creek 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 Dividing Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dividing Creek to Bridgeton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'