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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 Pavonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pavonia 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 Pavonia:
    • 39.950946, -75.087118
    • 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 Pavonia
  • 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 Pavonia ...

We found two communities that share the name Pavonia.

There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Pavonia.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Pavonia in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Hudson 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 Jersey community of Pavonia [Hudson County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Richland County
      • This Pavonia is located in Richland County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pavonia that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pavonia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pavonia ...

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.

  • Bridesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
    • Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
  • Delaware Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
    • Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
  • Fishtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
    • Fishtown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Fork Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
    • Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
  • Francisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
    • Francisville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Golden Triangle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
    • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
  • Iron Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
    • Iron Rock is located in Camden County
  • Jordantown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
    • Jordantown is located in Camden County
  • Locustwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
    • Locustwood is located in Camden County
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
  • Northern Liberties
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Liberties have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Liberties
    • Northern Liberties is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Point Breeze
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
      • Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Poplar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Poplar is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Queen Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
      • Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Society Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
      • Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Spring Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
      • Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County (PA)

How Far From Pavonia 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 Pavonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Pavonia 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pavonia. 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.nj.gov/

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 Pavonia 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pavonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pavonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9509, Longitude: -75.0871       In this case, the coordinates for Pavonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Pavonia 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 306.658 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.206 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.462 degrees.









 

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