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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 Cherry Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Downs 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 Cherry Downs:
    • 39.889280, -74.955722
    • 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 Cherry Downs
  • 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 Cherry Downs 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 Cherry Downs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Downs ...

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 Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deerwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
  • Downs Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Downs Farms is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Farms
  • Echelon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Echelon is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
  • Evans Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
  • Fellowship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Greenhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Greentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Greentree Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Heritage Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Locust Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ramblewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Texas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Texas is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Union Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Willow Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
    • Woodstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Downs to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 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 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cherry Downs) 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 Cherry Downs 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 Cherry Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8893, Longitude: -74.9557       In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.586 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.115 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.432 degrees.