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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake Pine:
    • 39.865948, -74.849330
    • 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 Lake Pine
  • 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 Lake Pine is near Camden County and also Gloucester 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 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 Lake Pine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Pine ...

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.

  • Chairville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chairville is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chairville
  • Cherry Downs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
  • Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crossroads is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crowfoot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
  • Evans Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
  • Fostertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fostertown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
  • Greentree Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Heritage Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Kirbys Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Oliphants Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
  • Pipers Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pipers Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Corner
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Red Lion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Red Lion is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Sandtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandtown is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Union Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Willow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
    • Woodstream
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Pine to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 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 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 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Pine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lake Pine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8659, Longitude: -74.8493       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.526 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.042 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.397 degrees.