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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 Grand Sprute, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Sprute 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 Grand Sprute:
- 39.761502, -75.337689
- 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 Grand Sprute
- 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 Grand Sprute is near Salem County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Grand Sprute
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Sprute ...
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.
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Danceys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friendship Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship Station is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Station
- Jumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Marcus Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oldmans is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldmans
- Point Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Airy is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Stockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stockdale is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Trainer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Grand Sprute 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 Grand Sprute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grand Sprute and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Sprute to Woodbury, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,371 miles [7,034.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grand Sprute) 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 Grand Sprute 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 Grand Sprute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7615, Longitude: -75.3377 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Sprute have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.823 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.649 degrees. |
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