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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 Wilsons Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsons Landing 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 Wilsons Landing:
    • 39.428449, -74.712662
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wilsons Landing
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Wilsons Landing ...

We found three communities that share the name Wilsons Landing.

Within New Jersey, the name Wilsons Landing is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wilsons Landing that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Wilsons Landing.
    • Ontario
      • This Wilsons Landing lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilsons Landing that is located in Atlantic County.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Wilsons Landing is located in Berkeley County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wilsons Landing that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Wilsons Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsons Landing ...

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.

  • Clarkstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
    • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
  • Clover Leaf Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Leaf Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
    • Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
  • Dorothy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
  • English Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
    • English Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • English Creek Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek Landing
    • English Creek Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Gigantic City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gigantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
    • Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Gravelly Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
    • Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
  • High Bank Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bank Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
    • High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Mays Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
    • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Scullville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scullville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
    • Scullville is located in Atlantic County
  • Steelman Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelman Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelman Landing
    • Steelman Landing is located in Atlantic County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilsons Landing and extending to:

  • Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Wilsons Landing to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilsons Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilsons Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilsons Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4284, Longitude: -74.7127       In this case, the coordinates for Wilsons Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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.
<4>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 Wilsons Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.485 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.927 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.525 degrees.









 

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