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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 Gloucester City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gloucester City 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 Gloucester City:
- 39.892761, -75.120358
- 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 Gloucester City
- 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 Gloucester City is near Gloucester County and also Philadelphia 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 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 Gloucester City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gloucester City ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chews
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
- Delaware Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
- Fishtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fishtown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Francisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Francisville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Gardenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
- Golden Triangle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Grays Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Green-Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leonards
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leonards is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Locustwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locustwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
- Northern Liberties
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northern Liberties is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Liberties
- Packer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Packer Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Park
- Point Breeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Poplar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Queen Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwinds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Society Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Sunset Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- University City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
How Far From Gloucester City 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 city such as Gloucester City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gloucester City and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the North.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Gloucester City to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 123 miles [197.9 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<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 '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- Gloucester City) 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 Gloucester City 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 Gloucester City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8928, Longitude: -75.1204 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.683 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.225 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.501 degrees. |
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