Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lummistown:
  • 39.350948, -75.179074
  • 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 Lummistown

• 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 Lummistown 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 Lummistown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lummistown ...

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 north)
  • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Cedarville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Clayville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
• Dividing Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
• Dividing Creek Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dividing Creek Station is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek Station
• Fordville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Frames Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Frames Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frames Corner
• Friendship
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Friendship is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Greenwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Orchard Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
• Roadstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
• Sea Breeze
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sea Breeze is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Springtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Springtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Turkey Point Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner

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

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

• Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lummistown to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'