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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 Ablett Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ablett Village 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 Ablett Village:
    • 39.948724, -75.102397
    • 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 Ablett Village
  • 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 Ablett Village is near Philadelphia County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Ablett Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ablett Village ...

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.

  • Bridesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Delaware Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
  • Fishtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishtown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
  • Francisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Francisville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
  • Golden Triangle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
  • Grays Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
  • Iron Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Iron Rock is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
  • Jordantown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jordantown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
  • Locustwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Locustwood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Northern Liberties
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Northern Liberties is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Liberties
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Packer Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Packer Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Park
    • Point Breeze
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
    • Poplar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Poplar is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Queen Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
    • Society Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
    • Spring Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Strawberry Mansion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Strawberry Mansion is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Mansion
    • University City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City

How Far From Ablett Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ablett Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Ablett Village to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ablett Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Ablett Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ablett Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9487, Longitude: -75.1024       In this case, the coordinates for Ablett Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.667 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.216 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.47 degrees.