Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Glouster Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glouster Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glouster Landing

• 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 Glouster Landing:
  • 39.584840, -74.566543
  • 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 Glouster 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
  • Since Glouster Landing 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 Glouster Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glouster 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.

• Bass River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bass River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
• Bulltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bulltown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
• Charcoal Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charcoal Landing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charcoal Landing
• Egg Harbor City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Green Bank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
• Herman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Herman is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
• Leektown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leektown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leektown
• Maxwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maxwell is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Merrygold
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Merrygold is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrygold
• Pleasant Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
• Sweetwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Unionville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wading River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River

How Far From Glouster Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glouster 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 Glouster Landing and extending to:

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glouster Landing to Mays Landing, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'