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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 Allenwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allenwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Allenwood:
- 40.141897, -74.099883
- 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 Allenwood
- 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Since Allenwood is near Ocean County and also Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Allenwood
Communities Also Named Allenwood ...
We found five communities that are also named Allenwood.
Within New Jersey, the name Allenwood is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- This Allenwood is located in Baldwin County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Allenwood that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Allenwood.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Allenwood [Wicomico County].
- New York
- Nassau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Allenwood [Nassau County].
- Ontario
- This Allenwood lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Allenwood that is located in Monmouth County.
- Pennsylvania
- Union County
- This Allenwood is located in Union County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Allenwood that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Allenwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allenwood ...
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.
- Bricktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bricktown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
- Cedar Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bridge
- Cold Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
- Coventry Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
- Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Herbertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
- Land of Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
- Lanes Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Maxim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ocean Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ramtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Shacks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
- Shark River Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Spruce Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens
How Far From Allenwood 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 Allenwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allenwood and extending to:
- Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allenwood to Freehold, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Allenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Allenwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Allenwood 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 Allenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1419, Longitude: -74.0999 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.058 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.958 degrees. |
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