Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Taunton Lake:
  • 39.850670, -74.848774
  • 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 Taunton Lake

• 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 Taunton Lake is near Camden County and also Gloucester 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 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 Taunton Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taunton Lake ...

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.

• Bishops
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishops is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
• Chairville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chairville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chairville
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Crowfoot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
• Evans Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Heritage Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Kirbys Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
• Oliphants Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
• Pipers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pipers Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Corner
• Reed Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Crossing is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
• Sandtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Union Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• Willow Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Taunton Lake to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 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>'