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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 Lower Bank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Bank 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 Lower Bank:
    • 39.603451, -74.547931
    • 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 Lower Bank
  • 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 Lower Bank is near Atlantic County and also Ocean 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 Ocean 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 Lower Bank

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Bank ...

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.

  • Bass River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bass River is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
  • Bulltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bulltown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
  • Charcoal Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Charcoal Landing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charcoal Landing
  • Egg Harbor City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Green Bank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
  • Herman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Herman is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Jenkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jenkins is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Leektown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Leektown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leektown
  • Martha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Martha is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maxwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Maxwell is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Merrygold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Merrygold is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrygold
    • Pleasant Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
    • Sweetwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Wading River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wading River is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River

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

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Bank to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 about three full 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 5,762 miles [9,273 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 4,342 miles [6,987.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lower Bank) 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 Lower Bank 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 Lower Bank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6035, Longitude: -74.5479       In this case, the coordinates for Lower Bank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.373 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.828 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.382 degrees.