Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodmansie:
  • 39.867895, -74.466539
  • 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 Woodmansie

• 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 Woodmansie 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 Woodmansie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodmansie ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bullock is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Butlers Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Butlers Place is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Place
• Dukes Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dukes Bridge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Bridge
• Earlys Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
• Four Mile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Four Mile is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Four Mile Circle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
• Howardsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Howardsville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
• Jones Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Mill is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Mount Misery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
• Pine Crest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Crest is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Red Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Oak Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Grove
• South Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • South Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Wheatland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodmansie to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 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 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 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'