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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 Barclay - Kingston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barclay - Kingston 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 Barclay - Kingston:
    • 39.909863, -74.995912
    • 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 Barclay - Kingston
  • 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 Barclay - Kingston is near Burlington County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Barclay - Kingston

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barclay - Kingston ...

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.

  • Cherry Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deerwoods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
  • Downs Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Downs Farms is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Farms
  • Fellowship
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Golden Triangle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
  • Greenhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Greenland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenland is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greentree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Greentree Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Iron Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Rock is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
    • Locust Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locustwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Locustwood is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
    • Maple Shade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
    • Ramblewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Snow Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Snow Hill is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Texas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Texas is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Woodstream
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Barclay - Kingston 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 Barclay - Kingston to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the West.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Barclay - Kingston 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 most of a day.
  • 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barclay - Kingston) 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 Barclay - Kingston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.608 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.143 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.441 degrees.