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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 Moorestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moorestown 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 Moorestown:
    • 39.967057, -74.942668
    • 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 Moorestown
  • 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 Moorestown is near Camden County and also Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Moorestown

Communities Also Named Moorestown ...

We found four communities that are also named Moorestown.

Within New Jersey, the name Moorestown is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Moorestown is located in Lawrence County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west of the Moorestown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Moorestown.
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Moorestown [Nemaha County].
    • Michigan
      • Missaukee County
      • This Moorestown is located in Missaukee County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moorestown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Moorestown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Moorestown is located in Northampton County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Moorestown that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Moorestown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moorestown ...

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.

  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cinnaminson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
  • Deer Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deerwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
  • Fellowship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Fork Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
  • Greenhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Greentree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Greentree Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Iron Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Iron Rock is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
  • Ivywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ivywood is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Maple Shade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Martins Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
    • Pheasant Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Ramblewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Sharper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sharper is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
    • Skin Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Skin Corner is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
    • Texas
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Texas is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Twin Hill Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
    • Union Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Landing is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing
    • Woodstream
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Moorestown to ...

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

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Moorestown to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moorestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Moorestown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Moorestown 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 Moorestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9671, Longitude: -74.9427       In this case, the coordinates for Moorestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.572 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.11 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.394 degrees.