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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 Greenfield Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenfield Heights 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 Greenfield Heights:
- 39.809836, -75.168234
- 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 Greenfield 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Greenfield Heights is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Greenfield Heights
Communities Also Named Greenfield Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Greenfield Heights.
Within New Jersey, the name Greenfield Heights is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Greenfield Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Greenfield Heights is located in Washington County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenfield Heights that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Greenfield Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenfield 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.
- Centre City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Friars Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Gardenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
- Good Intent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Green-Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
- Leonards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leonards is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Riverwinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
- Sunset Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
How Far From Greenfield Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greenfield Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenfield Heights 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]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Greenfield Heights to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 117 miles [188.3 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 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Greenfield Heights) 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 Greenfield Heights 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 Greenfield Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8098, Longitude: -75.1682 In this case, the coordinates for Greenfield Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.719 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.556 degrees. |
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