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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 Dutchtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dutchtown 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 Dutchtown:
    • 39.720673, -74.737104
    • 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 Dutchtown
  • 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 Dutchtown is near Camden County and also Atlantic 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 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 Dutchtown

Communities Also Named Dutchtown ...

We found nine communities that are also named Dutchtown.

There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named Dutchtown.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Somerset County
      • This Dutchtown is located in Somerset County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north of the Dutchtown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Dutchtown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Grand County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Dutchtown [Grand County].
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Dutchtown is located in Delaware County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dutchtown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Dutchtown.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the west of the Dutchtown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Dutchtown.
      • Saint Louis City
      • This Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the west of the Dutchtown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Dutchtown.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Dutchtown is located in Erie County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dutchtown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Dutchtown.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dutchtown [Meigs County].
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Dutchtown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dutchtown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Dutchtown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin County
      • This Dutchtown is located in Franklin County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west of the Dutchtown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dutchtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dutchtown ...

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.

  • Elm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • High Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • High Crossing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossing
  • Indian Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
  • Lower Forge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lower Forge is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Forge
  • Murphy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphy is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Oriental
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oriental is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
  • Pleasant Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
  • Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Sweetwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dutchtown to Mount Holly, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 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 about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dutchtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Dutchtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Dutchtown 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 Dutchtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7207, Longitude: -74.7371       In this case, the coordinates for Dutchtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.473 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.96 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.411 degrees.