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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 Braddock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braddock 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 Braddock:
    • 39.700949, -74.889609
    • 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 Braddock
  • 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 Braddock is near Gloucester County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Braddock

Communities Also Named Braddock ...

We found eight communities that are also named Braddock.

Within New Jersey, the name Braddock is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Braddock [Summit County].
    • Kansas
      • Harvey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Braddock [Harvey County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Braddock is located in Frederick County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west of the Braddock that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Braddock.
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • This Braddock is located in Emmons County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Braddock that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Braddock.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Braddock is located in Allegheny County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Braddock that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Braddock.
      • Washington County
      • This Braddock is located in Washington County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the west of the Braddock that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Braddock.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Braddock lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Braddock that is located in Camden County.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Braddock is located in Alexandria City and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Braddock that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Braddock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braddock ...

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.

  • Bishops
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bishops is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
  • Cecil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cecil is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Cedar Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
  • Elm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Ivystone Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
  • Murphy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Murphy is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • New Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Freedom is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Sicklerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville

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

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Braddock to Camden, with an average speed<3> 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north (N). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Braddock 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Braddock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Braddock 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 Braddock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7009, Longitude: -74.8896       In this case, the coordinates for Braddock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.564 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.06 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.484 degrees.