Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gloucester Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gloucester Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gloucester Heights

• 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 Heights:
  • 39.897891, -75.104341
  • 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 Heights

• 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 Heights 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 Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gloucester Heights ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Chews
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chews is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
• Delaware Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
• Downs Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Downs Farms is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Farms
• Fishtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fishtown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
• Gardenville
  (5 miles [8 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
• Greenhaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
• Greenland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenland is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Hilltop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Iron Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Rock is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
  • Jordantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordantown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
  • Locustwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Locustwood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
  • Meadowbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Northern Liberties
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Northern Liberties is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Liberties
  • Packer Park
    (4 miles [6.4 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 northwest)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • 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 southeast)
    • 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 Heights 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 Gloucester Heights 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 Heights and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Gloucester Heights 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 124 miles [199.6 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 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'