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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 Green-Fields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green-Fields 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 Green-Fields:
- 39.817058, -75.166289
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Green-Fields
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Green-Fields ...
We found two communities that share the name Green-Fields.
Within New Jersey, the name Green-Fields is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Green-Fields [Dauphin County].
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Green-Fields is located in Greenville County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Green-Fields that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Green-Fields.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green-Fields ...
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.
- Centre City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Friars Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Gardenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
- Gardenville Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
- Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
- Good Intent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Intent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
- Leonards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Leonards is located in Gloucester County
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Gloucester County
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Riverwinds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwinds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
- Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
- Sunset Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
How Far From Green-Fields 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 Green-Fields to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green-Fields and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Green-Fields to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 118 miles [189.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Green-Fields could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Green-Fields) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green-Fields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8171, Longitude: -75.1663 In this case, the coordinates for Green-Fields have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Green-Fields to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.251 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.552 degrees. |
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