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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 Lumberton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lumberton 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 Lumberton:
    • 39.965946, -74.805163
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lumberton
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lumberton ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Lumberton.

Within New Jersey, the name Lumberton is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lumberton [Washington County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Lumberton lies 2,089 miles [3,361.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lumberton that is located in Burlington County.
    • Florida
      • Pasco County
      • This Lumberton is located in Pasco County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Lumberton that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Lumberton.
    • Michigan
      • Newaygo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lumberton [Newaygo County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lamar County
      • This Lumberton is located in Lamar County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lumberton that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Lumberton.
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lumberton [Marion County].
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • This Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<2> to the west of the Lumberton that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Lumberton.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Lumberton is located in Robeson County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Lumberton that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Lumberton.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Lumberton is located in Clinton County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the west of the Lumberton that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lumberton.
    • Texas
      • Hardin County
      • This Lumberton is located in Hardin County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lumberton that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Lumberton.
    • Virginia
      • Sussex County
      • This Lumberton is located in Sussex County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Lumberton that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lumberton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lumberton ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chairville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chairville
    • Chairville is located in Burlington County
  • Crescent Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
    • Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County
  • Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Burlington County
  • Fostertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
    • Fostertown is located in Burlington County
  • Kirbys Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
    • Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Burlington County
  • Mount Holly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Burlington County
  • Sandtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Sandtown is located in Burlington County
  • Scratch Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scratch Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ridge
    • Scratch Ridge is located in Burlington County
  • Twin Hill Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
    • Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
  • Unionville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Burlington County
  • Woodlane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlane
    • Woodlane is located in Burlington County

How Far From Lumberton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lumberton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Lumberton to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lumberton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lumberton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Lumberton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lumberton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9659, Longitude: -74.8052       In this case, the coordinates for Lumberton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lumberton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.49 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.018 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.335 degrees.









 

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