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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 Sharptown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharptown 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 Sharptown:
    • 39.655669, -75.365192
    • 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 Sharptown
  • 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 Sharptown is near Gloucester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Sharptown

Communities Also Named Sharptown ...

We found two communities that are also named Sharptown.

Within New Jersey, the name Sharptown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This Sharptown is located in Franklin County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sharptown that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sharptown.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Sharptown is located in Wicomico County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sharptown that is located in Salem County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Sharptown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharptown ...

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.

  • Cedarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Courses Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Courses Landing is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
  • Danceys Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
  • Halltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Halltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
  • Marshalltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Marshalltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mowers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mowers is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
  • Point Airy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Airy is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
  • Pointers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pointers is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
  • Portertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Portertown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
  • Seven Stars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Stars is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Slabtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Slabtown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Slapes Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner
  • Union Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Union Grove is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Sharptown 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • 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).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sharptown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sharptown 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 Sharptown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6557, Longitude: -75.3652       In this case, the coordinates for Sharptown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.848 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.375 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.705 degrees.