Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forge:
  • 39.724840, -74.672935
  • 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 Forge

• 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 Forge 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 Lower Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Forge ...

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.

• Bulltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bulltown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
• Dutchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dutchtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Eagle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• High Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Crossing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossing
• Indian Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
• Jenkins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Maxwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxwell is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Oriental
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oriental is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pine Crest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Crest is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Pleasant Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
  • Rockwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockwood is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • South Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Park is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Speedwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Speedwell is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
  • Sweetwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

How Far From Lower Forge 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 Forge 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 Forge and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Forge to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 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 about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 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 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'