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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 Germania, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Germania 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 Germania:
    • 39.511784, -74.599323
    • 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 Germania
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
    • Since Germania is near Burlington County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Germania

Communities Also Named Germania ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Germania.

There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named Germania.

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

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Ocean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Germania [Ocean County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Germania [Calhoun County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Germania is located in Jefferson County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Germania that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Germania.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Germania [Sedgwick County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Germania [Sanilac County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Germania is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Germania that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Germania.
    • Missouri
      • Schuyler County
      • This Germania is located in Schuyler County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<2> to the west of the Germania that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Germania.
    • Ontario
      • This Germania lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Germania that is located in Atlantic County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • This Germania is located in Potter County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Germania that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Germania.
    • Texas
      • Midland County
      • This Germania is located in Midland County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<2> to the west of the Germania that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Germania.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iron County
      • This Germania is located in Iron County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Germania that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Germania.
      • Marquette County
      • This Germania is located in Marquette County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the west northwest of the Germania that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Germania.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Germania ...

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.

  • Bulltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bulltown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
  • Clarkstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
  • Clover Leaf Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
  • Egg Harbor City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Gravelly Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
  • Green Bank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
  • Herman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Herman is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • High Bank Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Mays Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Oyster Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
    • Pleasantville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
    • Seaview Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
    • Sweetwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Unionville is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Wading River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wading River is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River

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

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

  • Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Germania to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 137 miles [220.5 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Germania 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Germania) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Germania 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 Germania. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5118, Longitude: -74.5993       In this case, the coordinates for Germania have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.412 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.857 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.442 degrees.