Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Manumuskin:
  • 39.335115, -74.961007
  • 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 Manumuskin

• 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 Manumuskin is near Atlantic County and also Cape May 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 Cape May 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 Manumuskin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manumuskin ...

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.

• Clayville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
• Dividing Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
• Dividing Creek Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dividing Creek Station is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek Station
• Dorothy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• Hunters Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Mill is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
• Jones Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jones Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Leamings Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leamings Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamings Mill
• Leesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• New Italy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • New Italy is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Italy
• Shell Pile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shell Pile is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Pile
• Steelmantown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
• Turkey Point Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner

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

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

• Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manumuskin to Bridgeton, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,370 miles [7,032.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'