Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Point Airy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Airy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point Airy
- 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 Point Airy:
- 39.676503, -75.319356
- 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 Point Airy
- 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Since Point Airy is near Gloucester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- eBird sighting report for New Castle 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Airy ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Salem County
- Courses Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courses Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
- Courses Landing is located in Salem County
- Daretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Foxs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Grand Sprute
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Sprute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
- Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
- Halltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Jessups Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessups Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Mill
- Jessups Mill is located in Salem County
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Pine Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Pine Tavern is located in Salem County
- Portertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Portertown is located in Salem County
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- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Salem County
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Salem County
- Whig Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars
How Far From Point Airy 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 Point Airy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Point Airy and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Point Airy to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Airy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Point Airy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Airy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6765, Longitude: -75.3194 In this case, the coordinates for Point Airy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Point Airy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.676 degrees. |