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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 East Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Lake 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 East Lake:
    • 39.644558, -75.314078
    • 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 East Lake
  • 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 East Lake is near Gloucester County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 East Lake

Communities Also Named East Lake ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named East Lake.

Within New Jersey, the name East Lake is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This East Lake is located in Jefferson County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of East Lake.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This East Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km] to the west southwest of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of East Lake.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of East Lake [New Castle County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This East Lake is located in Hillsborough County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of East Lake.
      • Marion 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 Florida community of East Lake [Marion County].
      • Pinellas County
      • This East Lake is located in Pinellas County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the south southwest of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of East Lake.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This East Lake is located in DeKalb County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of East Lake.
    • Minnesota
      • Aitkin County
      • This East Lake is located in Aitkin County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of East Lake.
    • Missouri
      • New Madrid County
      • This East Lake is located in New Madrid County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the west of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of East Lake.
    • North Carolina
      • Dare County
      • This East Lake is located in Dare County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the south of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of East Lake.
    • Oregon
      • Deschutes 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 Oregon community of East Lake [Deschutes County].
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This East Lake is located in Richland County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of East Lake.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This East Lake is located in Hamilton County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Lake that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of East Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Lake ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Daretown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Daretown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daretown
  • Foxs Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxs Mill is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Mill
  • Jessups Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jessups Mill is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Mill
  • Lincoln
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Milltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mowers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mowers is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
  • Point Airy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Point Airy is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
  • Pole Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pole Tavern is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Tavern
  • Portertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Portertown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
  • Seven Stars
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Stars is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Slabtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Slabtown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Union Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Union Grove is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Whig Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Whig Lane is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane

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

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Lake to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- East Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 East Lake 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>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 East Lake 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 East Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6446, Longitude: -75.3141       In this case, the coordinates for East Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.819 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.34 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.688 degrees.