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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 Watson Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watson Corner 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 Watson Corner:
    • 39.568725, -75.289634
    • 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 Watson 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
    • Since Watson Corner is near Cumberland County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Watson Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watson 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.

  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Daretown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Daretown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daretown
  • Foxs Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxs Mill is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Mill
  • Friesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Friesburg is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Mickles Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Milltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mowers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mowers is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
  • Paradise Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
  • Pecks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
  • Pole Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pole Tavern is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Tavern
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Portertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Slabtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Slabtown is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Union Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Union Grove is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Whig Lane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Watson Corner to Salem, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watson Corner) 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 Watson Corner 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 Watson Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5687, Longitude: -75.2896       In this case, the coordinates for Watson Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.811 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.319 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.709 degrees.