Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Slapes 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 Slapes Corner:
  • 39.639836, -75.435751
  • 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 Slapes 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 Slapes Corner is near New Castle County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Slapes Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slapes 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.

• Beaver Dam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Churchtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchtown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Courses Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Courses Landing is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
• Danceys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
• Deepwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deepwater is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
• Golf View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Golf View is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
• Halltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Halltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Mahoneyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mahoneyville is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneyville
• Marshalltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marshalltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
• Mowers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
• Pointers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pointers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
• Portertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Portertown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown

How Far From Slapes Corner 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 Slapes 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 Slapes Corner and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Slapes 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 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'