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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 Fork Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fork Landing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fork Landing:
- 39.977890, -75.012671
- 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 Fork Landing
- 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 Fork Landing is near Camden County and also Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Fork Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fork Landing ...
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.
- Bridesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cinnaminson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Deerwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deerwoods is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
- Delaware Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
- Fellowship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Golden Triangle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Greenhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenhaven is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Iron Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Iron Rock is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
- Ivywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ivywood is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- Jordantown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jordantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Locustwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locustwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
- Maple Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Park is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Skin Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skin Corner is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
- Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Texas is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Union Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Landing is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing
How Far From Fork Landing 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 Fork Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fork Landing and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fork Landing to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fork Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Fork Landing 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 Fork Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9779, Longitude: -75.0127 In this case, the coordinates for Fork Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.612 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.419 degrees. |
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