Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hampton Furnace:
  • 39.769562, -74.680435
  • 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 Hampton Furnace

• 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 Hampton Furnace is near Camden County and also Atlantic 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 Atlantic 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 Hampton Furnace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Furnace ...

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.

• Dutchtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutchtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Eagle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eagle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Fox Chase
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
• Friendship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• High Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • High Crossing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossing
• Indian Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
• Lower Forge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lower Forge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Forge
• Oriental
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oriental is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
• Pine Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Crest is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Pipers Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pipers Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Corner
• Rockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• South Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Tabernacle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

How Far From Hampton Furnace 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 Hampton Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hampton Furnace to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 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 5,761 miles [9,271.4 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>'