Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stow Acres:
  • 39.910391, -74.914055
  • 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 Stow Acres

• 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Stow Acres is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Stow Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stow Acres ...

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.

• Cherry Downs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
• Deer Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Deer Park is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Deerwoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
• Evans Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Fellowship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
• Greentree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greentree is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
• Greentree Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
• Heritage Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Locust Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Ramblewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Texas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Texas is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Union Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• Willow Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
• Woodstream
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Stow Acres to Trenton, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'