Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wescoatville:
  • 39.639840, -74.719882
  • 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 Wescoatville

• 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 Wescoatville is near Burlington County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Wescoatville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wescoatville ...

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.

• Bulltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bulltown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
• Dutchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dutchtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Egg Harbor City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Elm
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
• Green Bank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
• Herman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Herman is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
• Lower Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Forge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Forge
• Magnolia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Murphy is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Penny Pot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Penny Pot is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Pot
• Pleasant Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
• Rockwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Rosedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sweetwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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

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

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wescoatville to Mays Landing, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'