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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 Lawrence Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawrence Corner 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 Lawrence Corner:
    • 39.549560, -75.135181
    • 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 Lawrence Corner
  • 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
    • Since Lawrence Corner is near Cumberland County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Lawrence Corner

Communities Also Named Lawrence Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Lawrence Corner.

Within New Jersey, the name Lawrence Corner is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Lawrence Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Lawrence Corner is located in Hillsborough County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lawrence Corner that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lawrence Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawrence Corner ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alliance is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Big Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Forest Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Greenville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Norma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norma is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  • Orchard Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
  • Pleasantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pole Tavern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pole Tavern is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Tavern
  • Vineland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
  • Willow Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Willow Grove is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawrence Corner and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lawrence Corner to Salem, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,370 miles [7,032.8 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- Lawrence Corner) 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 Lawrence Corner 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 Lawrence Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5496, Longitude: -75.1352       In this case, the coordinates for Lawrence Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.722 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.215 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.652 degrees.