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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 Gardenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gardenville 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 Gardenville:
    • 39.822614, -75.120731
    • 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 Gardenville
  • 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Since Gardenville is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Gardenville

Communities Also Named Gardenville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Gardenville.

Within New Jersey, the name Gardenville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Gardenville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gardenville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Gardenville.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Gardenville is located in Baltimore City and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gardenville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Gardenville.
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa County
      • This Gardenville is located in Chippewa County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gardenville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Gardenville.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Gardenville is located in Erie County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gardenville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Gardenville.
    • Ontario
      • This Gardenville lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gardenville that is located in Gloucester County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Gardenville is located in Bucks County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north of the Gardenville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Gardenville.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Gardenville [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardenville ...

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.

  • Centre City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Centre City is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
  • Cherrywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cherrywood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chews
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chews is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
  • Friars Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Gardenville Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
  • Good Intent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
  • Green Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Tree is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Green-Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
  • Greenland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenland is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Hilltop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hilltop is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Lambs Terrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lambs Terrace is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Terrace
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Leonards
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Leonards is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Paradise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Paradise is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Red Bank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Riverwinds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
    • Snow Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Snow Hill is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Sunset Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

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

  • Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Gardenville to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 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 from Point A (ie- Gardenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Gardenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Gardenville 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 Gardenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8226, Longitude: -75.1207       In this case, the coordinates for Gardenville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.69 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.221 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.531 degrees.