Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Porchtown:
  • 39.594560, -75.082954
  • 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 Porchtown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porchtown ...

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.

• Alliance
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Alliance is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Blue Bell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Blue Bell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
• Forest Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Friendship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Fries Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fries Mill is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Mill
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenville is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Norma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Norma is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
• Plainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Plainville is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Pleasantville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Star Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
• Victory Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
• Willow Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Grove is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Porchtown to Woodbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'