Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Margate City:
  • 39.330950, -74.507097
  • 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 Margate City

• 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
  • Since Margate City is near Cape May County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Margate City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Margate City ...

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.

• Bargaintown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
• English Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
• English Creek Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • English Creek Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek Landing
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pleasantville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Scullville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
• Seaview Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
• Steelmanville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville

How Far From Margate City 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 city such as Margate City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Margate City to Mays Landing, 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 four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west (W). 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 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'