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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 Mantua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mantua 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 Mantua:
- 39.794017, -75.172499
- 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 Mantua
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Mantua is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Mantua
Communities Also Named Mantua ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Mantua.
Within New Jersey, the name Mantua is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Greene County
- This Mantua is located in Greene County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mantua.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Allen County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Mantua.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Mantua is located in Baltimore County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Mantua.
- Nova Scotia
- This Mantua lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Mantua is located in Guernsey County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Mantua.
- Portage County
- This Mantua is located in Portage County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Mantua.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Mantua is located in Philadelphia County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mantua.
- Texas
- Collin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mantua [Collin County].
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Mantua is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Mantua.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Mantua is located in Fairfax County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Mantua.
- Wyoming
- Park County
- This Mantua is located in Park County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mantua that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Mantua.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mantua ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Friars Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
- Good Intent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Green Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green-Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Leonards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leonards is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richwood is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Riverwinds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
- Sunset Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
How Far From Mantua 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 Mantua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mantua and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Mantua 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mantua) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mantua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Mantua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7940, Longitude: -75.1725 In this case, the coordinates for Mantua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.723 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.254 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.565 degrees. |
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