Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Piney Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Hollow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Piney Hollow

• 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 Piney Hollow:
  • 39.587894, -74.927391
  • 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 Piney Hollow

• 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 Piney Hollow is near Atlantic County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Piney Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Hollow ...

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.

• Berryland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Berryland is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
• Blue Bell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Bell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
• Cecil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cecil is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Cedar Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Downstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Downstown is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downstown
• Forest Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Penny Pot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Penny Pot is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Pot
• Plainville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plainville is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Rosedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Star Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
• Victory Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
• Wheat Road
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheat Road is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Road

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Piney Hollow and extending to:

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Piney Hollow to Woodbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'