Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Egg Harbor City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Egg Harbor City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Egg Harbor City

• 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 Egg Harbor City:
  • 39.55485, -74.619362
  • 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 Egg Harbor City

• 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
  • Since Egg Harbor City is near Burlington County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Egg Harbor City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Egg Harbor City ...

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.

• Bulltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bulltown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
• Charcoal Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Charcoal Landing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charcoal Landing
• Clover Leaf Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
• Green Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Bank
  • From Egg Harbor City to Green Bank
• Herman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Herman is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
• Magnolia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Maxwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Mays Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mays Landing
  • From Egg Harbor City to Mays Landing
• Pleasant Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
• Sweetwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sweetwater
  • From Egg Harbor City to Sweetwater
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wading River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wading River
  • From Egg Harbor City to Wading River

How Far From Egg Harbor City 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 city such as Egg Harbor City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Egg Harbor City to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 137 miles [220.5 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 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 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>'