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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 Downs Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Downs Farms and the surrounding area.
- 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 Downs Farms:
- 39.867891, -75.001279
- 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 Downs Farms
- 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 Downs Farms 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 Downs Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Downs Farms ...
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 Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherrywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherrywood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Chews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deerwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deerwoods is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
- Echelon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Echelon is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
- Fellowship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Golden Triangle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Greenhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenhaven is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Greenland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greentree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Greentree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locustwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locustwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Willow Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Woodstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstream is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
How Far From Downs Farms 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 Downs Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Downs Farms and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Downs Farms to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 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 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 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 from Point A (ie- Downs Farms) 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 Downs Farms 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 Downs Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8679, Longitude: -75.0013 In this case, the coordinates for Downs Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.615 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.144 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.461 degrees. |
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