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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 Haines Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haines Corner 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 Haines Corner:
    • 39.868725, -74.944333
    • 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 Haines Corner
  • 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 Haines Corner 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 Haines Corner

Communities Also Named Haines Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Haines Corner.

There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named Haines Corner.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Haines Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Mercer County
      • This Haines Corner is located in Mercer County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Haines Corner that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Haines Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This Haines Corner is located in Androscoggin County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Haines Corner that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Haines Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haines Corner ...

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 northwest)
    • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Downs Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
  • Greentree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Greentree Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Heritage Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Locust Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Union Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Willow Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
  • Woodstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haines Corner to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haines Corner) 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 Haines Corner 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 Haines Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8687, Longitude: -74.9443       In this case, the coordinates for Haines Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.581 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.106 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.436 degrees.