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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 Elm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm 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 Elm:
    • 39.679283, -74.829052
    • 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 Elm
  • 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 Elm is near Atlantic County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Elm

Communities Also Named Elm ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Elm.

Within New Jersey, the name Elm is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elm [Clark County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Elm is located in Weld County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elm that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Elm.
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Elm [Colquitt County].
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Elm [Peoria County].
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elm [Allen County].
      • Labette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elm [Labette County].
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • This Elm is located in Wayne County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elm that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Elm.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Elm [Jackson County].
      • Johnson County
      • This Elm is located in Johnson County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the west of the Elm that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Elm.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elm [Tuscarawas County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Elm #
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Elm.
    • Ontario
      • This Elm lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the north of the Elm that is located in Camden County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Elm is located in Lancaster County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elm that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Elm.
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Elm [Montgomery County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm ...

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.

  • Berryland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Berryland is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
  • Bishops
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishops is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
  • Cecil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cecil is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Cedar Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
  • Cedar Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Crowfoot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
  • Dutchtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutchtown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Ivystone Farms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
  • Lower Forge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lower Forge is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Forge
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Murphy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Murphy is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • New Freedom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Freedom is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
    • Penny Pot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Penny Pot is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Pot
    • Piney Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Piney Hollow is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hollow
    • Rockwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rockwood is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Sicklerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
    • Victory Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes

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

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elm to Camden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Elm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Elm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Elm 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Elm 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 Elm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6793, Longitude: -74.8291       In this case, the coordinates for Elm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.531 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.019 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.468 degrees.