Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haddon Towne:
  • 39.886502, -75.011280
  • 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 Haddon Towne

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Haddon Towne is near Burlington County and also Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Haddon Towne

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haddon Towne ...

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.

• Cherry Downs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Cherry Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
• Deer Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Park is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Deerwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
• Downs Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Downs Farms is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Farms
• Echelon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Echelon is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
• Fellowship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
• Golden Triangle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
• Greenhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
• Greenland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenland is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Greentree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greentree is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Locust Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locustwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Locustwood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
  • Snow Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Snow Hill is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Woodstream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Haddon Towne 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 Haddon Towne to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Haddon Towne to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'