Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seabrook Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seabrook Farms and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seabrook Farms
- 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 Seabrook Farms:
- 39.500948, -75.217964
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Seabrook Farms
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Seabrook Farms is near Salem County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Salem County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seabrook Farms ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Big Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Daretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Fordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Foxs Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Cumberland County
- Friesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Salem County
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mickles Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mickles Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
- Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
- Norma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Orchard Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
- Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
- Paradise Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
- Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
- Pecks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
- Roadstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
- Mickles Mill
How Far From Seabrook Farms 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 Seabrook Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seabrook Farms and extending to:
- Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Seabrook Farms 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 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seabrook Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seabrook Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seabrook Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5009, Longitude: -75.2180 In this case, the coordinates for Seabrook Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Seabrook Farms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.775 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.707 degrees. |