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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 Spraguetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spraguetown 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 Spraguetown:
    • 39.650119, -74.305421
    • 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 Spraguetown
  • 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
    • Since Spraguetown is near Burlington County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Spraguetown

Communities Also Named Spraguetown ...

We found one communities that are also named Spraguetown.

Within New Jersey, the name Spraguetown is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Spraguetown in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This Spraguetown is located in Washington County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the north of the Spraguetown that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Spraguetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spraguetown ...

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.

  • Bass River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bass River is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
  • Cedar Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Run is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Deerhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerhaven is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhaven
  • Haven Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haven Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Beach
  • Leektown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leektown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leektown
  • Lincoln Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Long Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Long Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Merrygold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Merrygold is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrygold
  • Mystic Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
  • Pebble Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pebble Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
  • Scow Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Scow Landing is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scow Landing
  • Spray Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spray Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray Beach

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

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

  • Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spraguetown to Toms River, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spraguetown) 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 Spraguetown 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 Spraguetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6501, Longitude: -74.3054       In this case, the coordinates for Spraguetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.227 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.669 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.26 degrees.