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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 Florence Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Florence Station 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 Florence Station:
    • 40.108444, -74.784051
    • 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 Florence Station
  • 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Since Florence Station is near Bucks County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Florence Station

Communities Also Named Florence Station ...

We found five communities that are also named Florence Station.

Within New Jersey, the name Florence Station is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pinal County
      • This Florence Station is located in Pinal County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the west of the Florence Station that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Florence Station.
    • Illinois
      • Stephenson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Florence Station [Stephenson County].
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Florence Station [McCracken County].
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Florence Station [Erie County].
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Florence Station [Rutherford County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Florence Station ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
  • Deacons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deacons is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Elderberry Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Goldenridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Indian Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Maple Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Maple Shade
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
    • Margo Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
    • Mile Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mile Hollow is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Hollow
    • Oaktree Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Orchard View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Orchard View is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Rockdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sharp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharp is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Thornridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Violet Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
    • Will O Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
    • Winder Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Yellowood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

How Far From Florence Station to ...

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

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the South.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Florence Station to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Florence Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Florence Station 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.
<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 Florence Station 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 Florence Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1084, Longitude: -74.7841       In this case, the coordinates for Florence Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.465 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.012 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.265 degrees.