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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marshalltown:
    • 39.637613, -75.453252
    • 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 Marshalltown
  • 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 Marshalltown is near New Castle County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Marshalltown

Communities Also Named Marshalltown ...

We found five communities that are also named Marshalltown.

Within New Jersey, the name Marshalltown is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • This Marshalltown is located in Marshall County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marshalltown that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Marshalltown.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Marshalltown lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marshalltown that is located in Salem County.
    • South Dakota
      • Clay County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Marshalltown [Clay County].
    • Utah
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Marshalltown.
    • Virginia
      • Craig County
      • This Marshalltown is located in Craig County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marshalltown that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Marshalltown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshalltown ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Churchtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Churchtown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
  • Courses Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Courses Landing is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
  • Danceys Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
  • Deepwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deepwater is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
  • Golf View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Golf View is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Halltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Halltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
  • Mahoneyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mahoneyville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneyville
  • Pointers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pointers is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
  • Slapes Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner

How Far From Marshalltown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marshalltown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marshalltown and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the South.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Marshalltown to Trenton, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marshalltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marshalltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Marshalltown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marshalltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6376, Longitude: -75.4533       In this case, the coordinates for Marshalltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.902 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.432 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.749 degrees.