Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 High Crossing:
  • 39.769285, -74.644045
  • 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 High Crossing

• 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 High Crossing is near Atlantic County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 High Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Crossing ...

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.

• Dukes Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dukes Bridge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Bridge
• Dutchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutchtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Eagle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eagle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Indian Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
• Jones Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jones Mill is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Lower Forge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Forge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Forge
• Oriental
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oriental is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
• Pine Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Crest is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Rockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• South Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Speedwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
• Tabernacle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

How Far From High Crossing 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 High Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Crossing 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 141 miles [226.9 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 5,759 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 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'