Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Emmelsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emmelsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Emmelsville
- 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 Emmelsville:
- 39.487894, -74.767387
- 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 Emmelsville
- 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Since Emmelsville is near Cumberland County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emmelsville ...
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.
- Clarkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Clover Leaf Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Leaf Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
- Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Atlantic County
- Gigantic City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gigantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Gravelly Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
- Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
- High Bank Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bank Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
- High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Mays Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Penny Pot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Steelman Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelman Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelman Landing
- Steelman Landing is located in Atlantic County
How Far From Emmelsville 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 Emmelsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Emmelsville and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Emmelsville to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emmelsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/
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 '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- Emmelsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emmelsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4879, Longitude: -74.7674 In this case, the coordinates for Emmelsville 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 Emmelsville 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 306.512 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.523 degrees. |