Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marlton Heights:
  • 39.664003, -75.357413
  • 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 Marlton Heights

• 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Since Marlton Heights is near Gloucester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Marlton Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlton Heights ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Courses Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Courses Landing is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
• Danceys Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
• Halltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Marshalltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marshalltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
• Milltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mowers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
• Point Airy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Airy is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
• Portertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Portertown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
• Seven Stars
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Seven Stars is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Slabtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Slapes Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner
• Union Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Grove is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Marlton Heights to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two 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 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'