Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locustwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locustwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Locustwood
- 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 Locustwood:
- 39.924280, -75.028226
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Locustwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Locustwood is near Burlington County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Locustwood ...
We found two communities that share the name Locustwood.
Within New Jersey, the name Locustwood is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Nassau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Locustwood [Nassau County].
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Locustwood [Montgomery County].
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locustwood ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
- Cherry Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Deerwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Delaware Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
- Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
- Fellowship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Burlington County
- Fork Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
- Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
- Golden Triangle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
- Greenhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Greenhaven is located in Camden County
- Iron Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Jordantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
- Jordantown is located in Camden County
- Maple Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
- Snow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Locustwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Locustwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Locustwood and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the West.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Locustwood to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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 128 miles [206 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locustwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Locustwood 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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- Locustwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locustwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9243, Longitude: -75.0282 In this case, the coordinates for Locustwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Locustwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.626 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.448 degrees. |