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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 Linwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linwood 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 Linwood:
    • 40.863155, -73.967638
    • 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 Linwood
  • 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 Bergen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen County
    • Since Linwood is near Hudson County and also New York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hudson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New York 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 Linwood

Communities Also Named Linwood ...

We found 40 communities that are also named Linwood.

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

Beyond New Jersey, we know of 39 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Atlantic County
      • This Linwood is located in Atlantic County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Linwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Linwood is located in Pike County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Linwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Linwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Linwood.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow 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 Georgia community of Linwood [Bartow County].
      • Fulton County
      • This Linwood is located in Fulton County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Linwood.
      • Walker County
      • This Linwood is located in Walker County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Linwood.
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Linwood is located in Madison County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Linwood.
      • Marion 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 Indiana community of Linwood [Marion County].
    • Iowa
      • Adair County
      • This Linwood is located in Adair County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the west of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Linwood.
      • Scott County
      • This Linwood is located in Scott County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the west of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Linwood.
    • Kansas
      • Leavenworth County
      • This Linwood is located in Leavenworth County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the west of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Linwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Linwood is located in Grayson County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Linwood.
      • Hart County
      • This Linwood is located in Hart County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Linwood.
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Linwood.
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Linwood is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km] to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Linwood.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Linwood is located in Carroll County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Linwood.
      • Howard County
      • This Linwood is located in Howard County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Linwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Linwood is located in Worcester County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Linwood.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Linwood is located in Bay County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Linwood.
      • Houghton 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 Michigan community of Linwood [Houghton County].
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Linwood [Wayne County].
    • Minnesota
      • Anoka County
      • This Linwood is located in Anoka County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Linwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Linwood is located in Adams County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Linwood.
      • Neshoba County
      • This Linwood is located in Neshoba County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Linwood.
      • Tate County
      • This Linwood is located in Tate County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Linwood.
      • Yazoo County
      • This Linwood is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km] to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Linwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Butler County
      • This Linwood is located in Butler County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the west of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Linwood.
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • This Linwood is located in Livingston County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Linwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Linwood is located in Davidson County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Linwood.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Linwood lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Linwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Linwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Linwood lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Linwood is located in Delaware County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Linwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Linwood is located in Wilson County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Linwood.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Linwood is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Linwood.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Linwood is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km] to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Linwood.
    • Utah
      • Linwood #1
      • 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 Utah community of Linwood.
    • Washington
      • Spokane 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 Washington community of Linwood [Spokane County].
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Linwood is located in Pocahontas County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Linwood that is located in Bergen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Linwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto 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 Wisconsin community of Linwood [Oconto County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linwood ...

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 Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Esplanade Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Esplanade Gardens is located in New York County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esplanade Gardens
  • Gracie Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gracie Square is located in New York County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie Square
  • Hackensack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
  • Harlem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • High Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • High Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • Hunts Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunts Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
  • Kings Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
  • Kings Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kings Woods is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Park Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Hill is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Teaneck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Teaneck is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Union City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Union City is located in Hudson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
    • Unionport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Unionport is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
    • University Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • University Heights is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Yonkers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>

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

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

  • Hackensack, which is the Seat of Bergen County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Linwood to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Linwood) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Linwood 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Linwood 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 Linwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8632, Longitude: -73.9676       In this case, the coordinates for Linwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.904 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.498 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.58 degrees.