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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 Goshen Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goshen Crossing 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 Goshen Crossing:
    • 39.128169, -74.824890
    • 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 Goshen Crossing
  • 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 Cape May County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
    • Since Goshen Crossing is near Cumberland County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Goshen Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goshen Crossing ...

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.

  • Bennys Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bennys Landing is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennys Landing
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Dennisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
  • Highs Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highs Beach is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highs Beach
  • King Crab Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • King Crab Landing is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Crab Landing
  • Mayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mayville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Ocean View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Pierces
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierces is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces
  • Pierces Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierces Point is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Point
  • Potato Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Potato Island is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Island
  • Reeds Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Reeds Beach is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Beach
  • Scotch Bonnet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotch Bonnet is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bonnet
  • Shellbed Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shellbed Landing is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellbed Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Goshen Crossing and extending to:

  • Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goshen Crossing to Cape May, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west (W). Driving 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 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goshen Crossing) 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 Goshen Crossing 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 Goshen Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1282, Longitude: -74.8249       In this case, the coordinates for Goshen Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.577 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.984 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.698 degrees.