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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 Cream Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cream Ridge 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 Cream Ridge:
    • 40.135045, -74.524267
    • 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 Cream Ridge
  • 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 Cream Ridge ...

We found one communities that share the name Cream Ridge.

Within New Jersey, the name Cream Ridge is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Cream Ridge in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Livingston County
      • This Cream Ridge is located in Livingston County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cream Ridge that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Cream Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cream Ridge ...

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.

  • Cookstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
    • Cookstown is located in Burlington County
  • Francis Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
    • Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Hockamik
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockamik have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockamik
    • Hockamik is located in Burlington County
  • Jacobstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
    • Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
  • Kirbys Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mills
    • Kirbys Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • New Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
    • New Egypt is located in Ocean County
  • Pages Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Prospertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
    • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
  • Red Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
    • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Robinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
    • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Spring Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
    • Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
  • Stone Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
    • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County

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

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

  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cream Ridge to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cream Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cream Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1350, Longitude: -74.5243    
<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>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 Cream Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.839 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.142 degrees.









 

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