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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 Gibbstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibbstown 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 Gibbstown:
- 39.825113, -75.283519
- 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 Gibbstown
- 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 Gibbstown is near Delaware County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Gibbstown
Communities Also Named Gibbstown ...
We found one communities that are also named Gibbstown.
Within New Jersey, the name Gibbstown is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Gibbstown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Cameron Parish
- This Gibbstown is located in Cameron Parish and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gibbstown that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron Parish community of Gibbstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibbstown ...
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.
- Californian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Californian is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Californian
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Friars Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Grand Sprute
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
- Leonards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leonards is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Lester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Lane is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Riverwinds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
- Summits Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summits Edge is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summits Edge
How Far From Gibbstown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gibbstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibbstown and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the East.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Gibbstown to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 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 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gibbstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gibbstown 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 Gibbstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8251, Longitude: -75.2835 In this case, the coordinates for Gibbstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.599 degrees. |
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