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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 Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Tree 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 Green Tree:
    • 39.750948, -75.076005
    • 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 Tree
  • 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 Tree ...

We found ten communities that share the name Green Tree.

Within New Jersey, the name Green Tree is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Green Tree [Lauderdale County].
      • Marengo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Green Tree [Marengo County].
    • Arkansas
      • Van Buren County
      • This Green Tree is located in Van Buren County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<3> to the west of the Green Tree that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Green Tree.
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Green Tree [Scott County].
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Green Tree is located in Guilford County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Green Tree that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Green Tree.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Green Tree is located in Allegheny County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Green Tree that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Green Tree.
      • Chester County
      • This Green Tree is located in Chester County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of the Green Tree that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Green Tree.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Green Tree is located in Montgomery County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest of the Green Tree that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Green Tree.
    • Tennessee
      • White County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Green Tree [White County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,932 miles [3,109.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Green Tree that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Green Tree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Tree ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
    • Centre City is located in Gloucester County
  • Cherrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
    • Cherrywood is located in Camden County
  • Chews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
    • Chews is located in Camden County
  • Cross Keys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
  • Dicktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicktown
    • Dicktown is located in Camden County
  • Downer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
    • Downer is located in Gloucester County
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Gloucester County
  • Gardenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
  • Gardenville Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
    • Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
  • Good Intent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Intent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
    • Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
  • Hickstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickstown
    • Hickstown is located in Camden County
  • Hilltop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Camden County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lambs Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Terrace
      • Lambs Terrace is located in Camden County
    • Mechanicsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Camden County
    • Richwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Richwood is located in Gloucester County
    • Sunset Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Tree 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 Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Tree and extending to:

  • Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Green Tree to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 120 miles [193.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Tree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Green Tree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Tree 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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Tree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7509, Longitude: -75.0760       In this case, the coordinates for Green Tree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Tree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.67 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.187 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.542 degrees.









 

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