Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tilghmans 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 Tilghmans Corner:
  • 40.060668, -74.632102
  • 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 Tilghmans 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Tilghmans Corner is near Mercer County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Tilghmans Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilghmans 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.

• Chambers Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
• Columbus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Columbus is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Comical Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Comical Corners is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comical Corners
• Cookstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cookstown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hockamik
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hockamik is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockamik
• Jacobstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
• Jobstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jobstown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobstown
• Kirbys Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirbys Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mills
• Lewistown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lewistown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• New Egypt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Egypt is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
• Sharp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sharp is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tilghmans Corner 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 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 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'