Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fishing Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fishing Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fishing Creek
- 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 Fishing Creek:
- 39.022891, -74.933784
- 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 Fishing Creek
- 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 Cape May County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cape May County
- Since Fishing Creek is near Sussex County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fishing Creek ...
We found four communities that share the name Fishing Creek.
Within New Jersey, the name Fishing Creek is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Fishing Creek is located in Dorchester County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fishing Creek that is located in Cape May County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Fishing Creek.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This Fishing Creek is located in Wilkes County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fishing Creek that is located in Cape May County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Fishing Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia 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 Pennsylvania community of Fishing Creek [Columbia County].
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fishing Creek [Lancaster County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fishing Creek ...
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.
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
- Green Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Cape May County
- Highs Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highs Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highs Beach
- Highs Beach is located in Cape May County
- King Crab Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Crab Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Crab Landing
- King Crab Landing is located in Cape May County
- Nummytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pierces
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pierces Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Point
- Pierces Point is located in Cape May County
- Tabernacle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Sussex County
- Town Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Wildwood Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Gardens
- Wildwood Gardens is located in Cape May County
- Wildwood Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Junction
- Wildwood Junction is located in Cape May County
How Far From Fishing Creek 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 Fishing Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fishing Creek and extending to:
- Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Fishing Creek to Trenton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west (W). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishing Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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- Fishing Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fishing Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0229, Longitude: -74.9338 In this case, the coordinates for Fishing Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Fishing Creek 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fishing Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.649 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.049 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.787 degrees. |