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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 Chadwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chadwick 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 Chadwick:
    • 39.993173, -74.063748
    • 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 Chadwick
  • 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

Communities Also Named Chadwick ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Chadwick.

Within New Jersey, the name Chadwick is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry 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 Alabama community of Chadwick [Perry County].
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Chadwick [Faulkner County].
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • This Chadwick is located in Carroll County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Chadwick that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Chadwick.
      • DeKalb 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 Illinois community of Chadwick [DeKalb County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Chadwick is located in Frederick County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Chadwick that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Chadwick.
      • Harford County
      • This Chadwick is located in Harford County and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the west of the Chadwick that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Chadwick.
    • Michigan
      • Ionia 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 Michigan community of Chadwick [Ionia County].
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • This Chadwick is located in Christian County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<3> to the west of the Chadwick that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Chadwick.
    • North Carolina
      • Jones County
      • This Chadwick is located in Jones County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Chadwick that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Chadwick.
      • Mecklenburg 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 North Carolina community of Chadwick [Mecklenburg County].
    • North Dakota
      • Sioux County
      • This Chadwick is located in Sioux County and lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Chadwick that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Chadwick.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chadwick [Morgan County].
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Chadwick is located in Pickens County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Chadwick that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Chadwick.
    • Texas
      • Lampasas County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lampasas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lampasas County community of Chadwick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chadwick ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Anchorage is located in Ocean County
  • Cherry Quay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Quay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Quay
    • Cherry Quay is located in Ocean County
  • Evergreen Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
    • Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
  • Green Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
    • Green Island is located in Ocean County
  • Normandy Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
    • Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Ocean Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
    • Ocean Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Pine Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
    • Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County
  • Silver Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
    • Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
  • Silver Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Silver Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Snug Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County

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

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

  • Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chadwick to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

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

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chadwick 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chadwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Chadwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chadwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9932, Longitude: -74.0637       In this case, the coordinates for Chadwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Chadwick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.052 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.526 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.008 degrees.









 

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