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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 Dunbarton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton:
    • 39.749283, -74.874885
    • 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 Dunbarton
  • 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 Dunbarton ...

We found ten communities that share the name Dunbarton.

Within New Jersey, the name Dunbarton is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Monterey County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dunbarton [Monterey County].
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dunbarton [Daviess County].
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • This Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dunbarton that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Dunbarton.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dunbarton that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Dunbarton.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Dunbarton [Oneida County].
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dunbarton [Adams County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Dunbarton.
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dunbarton [Barnwell County].
      • Dillon County
      • This Dunbarton is located in Dillon County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Dunbarton that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Dunbarton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette County
      • This Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Dunbarton that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Dunbarton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunbarton ...

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.

  • Bishops
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
    • Bishops is located in Camden County
  • Cedar Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
    • Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
  • Crowfoot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
    • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
  • Dicktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicktown
    • Dicktown is located in Camden County
  • Elm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Elm is located in Camden County
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Camden County
  • Ivystone Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivystone Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
    • Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
  • Murphy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Camden County
  • New Freedom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
    • New Freedom is located in Camden County
  • Reed Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
    • Reed Crossing is located in Camden County
  • Sicklerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
    • Sicklerville is located in Camden County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunbarton and extending to:

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunbarton to Camden, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunbarton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dunbarton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Dunbarton 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunbarton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunbarton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7493, Longitude: -74.8749       In this case, the coordinates for Dunbarton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Dunbarton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.551 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.053 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.457 degrees.









 

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