Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Williamstown Junction:
  • 39.746782, -74.928498
  • 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 Williamstown Junction

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Williamstown Junction is near Burlington County and also Gloucester 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 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 Williamstown Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamstown Junction ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bishops is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
• Cedar Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
• Crowfoot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
• Dicktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dicktown is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicktown
• Florence
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Florence is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Hickstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickstown is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickstown
• Ivystone Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
• New Freedom
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • New Freedom is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
• Reed Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Reed Crossing is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
• Sicklerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville

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

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williamstown Junction to Camden, 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 33 miles [53.1 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'