Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lakes:
  • 39.809004, -74.898220
  • 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 Lakes

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlton Lakes ...

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.

• Bishops
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bishops is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
• Crowfoot
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
• Dicktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dicktown is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicktown
• Echelon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Echelon is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
• Evans Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Florence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Florence is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Heritage Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Ivystone Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
• New Freedom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Freedom is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
• Reed Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Reed Crossing is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
• Union Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• Willow Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Marlton Lakes 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 Lakes 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 Lakes and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marlton Lakes to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 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>'