Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitesbog:
  • 39.959283, -74.509319
  • 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 Whitesbog

• 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 Whitesbog is near Ocean County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Whitesbog

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesbog ...

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.

• Bullock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bullock is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Butlers Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Butlers Place is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Place
• Cookstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cookstown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
• Earlys Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
• Four Mile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Mile is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Four Mile Circle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
• Hockamik
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hockamik is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockamik
• Mount Misery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
• New Egypt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Egypt is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
• Wheatland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Whitesbog to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 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 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'