Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mantua Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mantua Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mantua Grove
- 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 Mantua Grove:
- 39.817614, -75.193791
- 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 Mantua Grove
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Mantua Grove is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mantua Grove ...
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.
- Centre City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Friars Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
- Gardenville Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
- Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
- Green-Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green-Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
- Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
- Leonards
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Riverwinds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwinds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
- Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
How Far From Mantua Grove 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 Mantua Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mantua Grove and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Mantua Grove to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mantua Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mantua Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mantua Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8176, Longitude: -75.1938 In this case, the coordinates for Mantua Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mantua Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.733 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.564 degrees. |