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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 Donlontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donlontown 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 Donlontown:
    • 39.910113, -74.932389
    • 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 Donlontown
  • 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 Donlontown 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 Donlontown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donlontown ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deerwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
  • Evans Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
  • Fellowship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Greenhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Greentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Greentree Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Heritage Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Locust Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Ramblewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Texas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Texas is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Willow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
    • Woodstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Donlontown to ...

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

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Donlontown to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Donlontown) 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 Donlontown 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 Donlontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9101, Longitude: -74.9324       In this case, the coordinates for Donlontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.571 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.10 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.413 degrees.