Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pecks Corner:
  • 39.508662, -75.348927
  • 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 Pecks Corner

• 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 Pecks Corner is near Cumberland County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Pecks Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecks Corner ...

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.

• Big Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Friesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Friesburg is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Friesburg
  • From Pecks Corner to Friesburg
• Gum Tree Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gum Tree Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree Corner
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Mickles Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
• Mowers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
• Orchard Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
• Paradise Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
• Pine Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Island is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Pointers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pointers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pointers
  • From Pecks Corner to Pointers
• Portertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Portertown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Portertown
  • From Pecks Corner to Portertown
• Roadstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roadstown
  • From Pecks Corner to Roadstown
• Springtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Springtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

How Far From Pecks Corner 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 Pecks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Pecks Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 99 miles [159.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• 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).<6>'