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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 Bridgeton Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridgeton Junction 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 Bridgeton Junction:
    • 39.454202, -75.213138
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bridgeton Junction
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgeton Junction ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
    • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
  • Cedarville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
  • Fordville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
    • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Cumberland County
  • Friesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Salem County
  • Greenwich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Cumberland County
  • Mickles Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mickles Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
    • Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
  • Norma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
    • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
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    • Paradise Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
      • Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
    • Pecks Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
    • Roadstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Springtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Springtown is located in Cumberland County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bridgeton Junction and extending to:

  • Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Bridgeton Junction to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bridgeton Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgeton Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgeton Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4542, Longitude: -75.2131    
<4>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.
<5>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 Bridgeton Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.776 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.261 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.724 degrees.




 

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