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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 Dividing Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dividing Creek 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 Dividing Creek:
    • 39.270392, -75.101015
    • 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 Dividing Creek
  • 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 Dividing Creek ...

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.

  • Cedarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
  • Clayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
    • Clayville is located in Cumberland County
  • Dividing Creek Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dividing Creek Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek Station
    • Dividing Creek Station is located in Cumberland County
  • Fordville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
    • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
  • Frames Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frames Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frames Corner
    • Frames Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jones Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
    • Jones Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Leamings Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leamings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamings Mill
    • Leamings Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Leesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Sea Breeze
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
    • Sea Breeze is located in Cumberland County
  • Shell Pile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Pile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Pile
    • Shell Pile is located in Cumberland County
  • Turkey Point Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
    • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County

How Far From Dividing Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dividing Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dividing Creek and extending to:

  • Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dividing Creek to Bridgeton, 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.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dividing Creek. 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.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- Dividing Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dividing Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2704, Longitude: -75.1010       In this case, the coordinates for Dividing Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dividing Creek 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 306.726 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.175 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.754 degrees.









 

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