Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Willingboro:
  • 40.028809, -74.880641
  • 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 Willingboro

• 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 Willingboro is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Willingboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willingboro ...

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.

• Beverly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beverly is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beverly
  • From Willingboro to Beverly
• Deacons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deacons is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons
• Echo Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
• Echo Reach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
• Edgewater Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Maple Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Maple Shade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
• Martins Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
• Orchard View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Orchard View is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Pennypacker Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
• Sharper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sharper is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
• Skin Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Skin Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
• Twin Hill Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
• Woodlane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodlane is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlane

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Willingboro to Trenton, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 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 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'