Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kimseytown:
  • 39.001224, -74.934618
  • 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 Kimseytown

• 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 Cape May County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
  • Since Kimseytown is near Sussex County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Kimseytown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimseytown ...

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.

• Buck Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Buck Landing is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Landing
• Cold Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Diamond Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
• Fishing Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
• Green Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
• Highs Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Highs Beach is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highs Beach
• King Crab Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • King Crab Landing is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Crab Landing
• Nummytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Nummytown is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nummytown
• Pierces
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierces is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pierces Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pierces Point is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Point
  • Sunset Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Tabernacle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tabernacle is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Town Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Town Bank is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bank
  • Wildwood Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wildwood Gardens is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Gardens
  • Wildwood Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wildwood Junction is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Junction

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

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

• Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Kimseytown to Trenton, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west (W). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'