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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 Ocean Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean Heights 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 Ocean Heights:
- 39.329283, -74.587378
- 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 Ocean Heights
- 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Since Ocean Heights is near Monmouth County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 Ocean Heights
Communities Also Named Ocean Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Ocean Heights.
Within New Jersey, the name Ocean Heights is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Ocean Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Dukes County
- This Ocean Heights is located in Dukes County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ocean Heights that is located in Atlantic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dukes County community of Ocean Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean Heights ...
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.
- Bargaintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- English Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- English Creek is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
- English Creek Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gravelly Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Marshallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
- Scullville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scullville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
- Seaview Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
- Steelman Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steelman Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelman Landing
- Steelmanville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
How Far From Ocean Heights 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 Ocean Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ocean Heights and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean Heights to Mays Landing, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ocean Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ocean Heights 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 Ocean Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3293, Longitude: -74.5874 In this case, the coordinates for Ocean Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.421 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.839 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.515 degrees. |
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