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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 Greentree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greentree 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 Greentree:
    • 39.897058, -74.955723
    • 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 Greentree
  • 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Since Greentree is near Burlington County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Greentree

Communities Also Named Greentree ...

We found six communities that are also named Greentree.

Within New Jersey, the name Greentree is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Greentree is located in New Castle County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west of the Greentree that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Greentree.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Greentree is located in Hillsborough County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Greentree that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Greentree.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Greentree is located in Camden County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greentree that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Greentree.
    • Illinois
      • Lake 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 Illinois community of Greentree [Lake County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Greentree is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greentree that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Greentree.
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Greentree [Montgomery County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greentree ...

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.

  • Cherry Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deerwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
  • Downs Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Downs Farms is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Farms
  • Echelon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Echelon is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
  • Evans Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
  • Fellowship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Greenhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Greentree Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Heritage Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Locust Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ramblewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Texas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Texas is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Union Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Willow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
    • Woodstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Greentree to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greentree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Greentree 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>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 Greentree 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 Greentree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8971, Longitude: -74.9557       In this case, the coordinates for Greentree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.586 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.115 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.429 degrees.