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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 Husted Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Husted Landing 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 Husted Landing:
    • 39.351503, -75.257134
    • 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 Husted Landing
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Husted Landing is near Salem County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Husted Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Husted Landing ...

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.

  • Big Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Dividing Creek Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fordville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Frames Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frames Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frames Corner
  • Friendship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Gum Tree Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Tree Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree Corner
  • Orchard Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
  • Roadstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
  • Sea Breeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sea Breeze is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
  • Springtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springtown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Turkey Point Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Husted Landing and extending to:

  • Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Husted Landing to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Husted Landing) 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 Husted Landing 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 Husted Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3515, Longitude: -75.2571       In this case, the coordinates for Husted Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.81 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.284 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.785 degrees.