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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 Fostertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fostertown 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 Fostertown:
- 39.942891, -74.817385
- 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 Fostertown
- 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 Fostertown is near Camden County and also Bucks 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 Bucks 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 Fostertown
Communities Also Named Fostertown ...
We found one communities that are also named Fostertown.
Within New Jersey, the name Fostertown is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Fostertown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Orange County
- This Fostertown is located in Orange County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fostertown that is located in Burlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Fostertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fostertown ...
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.
- Beaverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
- Chairville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chairville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chairville
- Crescent Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Kirbys Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
- Martins Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Holly is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Oliphants Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sandtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Scratch Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scratch Ridge is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ridge
- Twin Hill Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Woodlane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlane is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlane
How Far From Fostertown 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 Fostertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fostertown and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Fostertown to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 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 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 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- Fostertown) 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 Fostertown 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 Fostertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9429, Longitude: -74.8174 In this case, the coordinates for Fostertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.50 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.025 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.35 degrees. |
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