Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Steelman Landing:
  • 39.377893, -74.731829
  • 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 Steelman Landing

• 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
  • Since Steelman Landing is near Monmouth County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 Steelman Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steelman Landing ...

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.

• Clarkstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
• Clover Leaf Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
• Dorothy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• English Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
• English Creek Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • English Creek Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek Landing
• Gravelly Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
• High Bank Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
• Marshallville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marshallville is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
• Mays Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
• Scullville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville

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

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

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the North.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Steelman Landing 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'