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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 Northville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northville 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 Northville:
    • 39.511226, -75.204352
    • 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 Northville
  • 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 Northville is near Salem County and also Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Northville

Communities Also Named Northville ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Northville.

Within New Jersey, the name Northville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Northville is located in Litchfield County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Northville.
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Northville is located in La Salle County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Northville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Northville is located in Plymouth County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Northville.
      • Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Northville [Worcester County].
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Northville [Kent County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Northville is located in Wayne County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Northville.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Northville [Sullivan County].
    • New York
      • Fulton County
      • This Northville is located in Fulton County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Northville.
      • Suffolk County
      • This Northville is located in Suffolk County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the northeast of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Northville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Northville lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This Northville is located in Champaign County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Northville.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Northville [Erie County].
    • South Dakota
      • Spink County
      • This Northville is located in Spink County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northville that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Northville.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Northville [Cumberland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northville ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alliance is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Big Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Daretown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Daretown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daretown
  • Fordville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Foxs Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Foxs Mill is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Mill
  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Friesburg is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mickles Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
  • Norma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Norma is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Orchard Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
    • Paradise Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
    • Pecks Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Pole Tavern
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pole Tavern is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Tavern
    • Roadstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Willow Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Grove is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Northville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Northville 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northville) 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 Northville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Northville 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.
<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 Northville 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 Northville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5112, Longitude: -75.2044       In this case, the coordinates for Northville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.766 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.259 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.697 degrees.