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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 Erial, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Erial 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 Erial:
- 39.773448, -75.006278
- 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 Erial
- 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 Erial is near Gloucester County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Erial
Curious and Interesting Names Near Erial ...
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.
- Bishops
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bishops is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Chews
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Crowfoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
- Dicktown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dicktown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicktown
- Downer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Echelon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Echelon is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Good Intent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Green Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Tree is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hickstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickstown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickstown
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Ivystone Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
- Lambs Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lambs Terrace is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Terrace
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- New Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Freedom is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
- Reed Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Crossing is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
- Sicklerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Sunset Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
How Far From Erial 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 Erial to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Erial and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Erial to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- 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).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Erial) 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 Erial 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 Erial. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7734, Longitude: -75.0063 In this case, the coordinates for Erial have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.627 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.142 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.503 degrees. |
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