Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loyds Corner:
  • 39.360670, -75.300747
  • 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 Loyds 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Loyds Corner is near Salem County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Loyds Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loyds 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.

• Big Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Fordville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Frames Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Frames Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frames Corner
• Greenwich
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Gum Tree Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Tree Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree Corner
• Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Mickles Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
• Orchard Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
• Pine Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Island is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Roadstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
• Sea Breeze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sea Breeze is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Springtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

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

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

• Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Loyds Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'