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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 Point of Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point of Woods 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 Point of Woods:
    • 39.909558, -74.957390
    • 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 Point of Woods
  • 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Since Point of Woods is near Burlington County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Point of Woods

Communities Also Named Point of Woods ...

We found one communities that are also named Point of Woods.

Within New Jersey, the name Point of Woods is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Point of Woods in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Point of Woods is located in Prince William County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Point of Woods that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Point of Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point of Woods ...

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.

  • Cherry Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
  • Cherry Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deerwoods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
  • Fellowship
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Greenhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Greentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Greentree Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Locust Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Ramblewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
  • Texas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Texas is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Woodstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the West.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Point of Woods to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point of Woods) 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 Point of Woods 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 Point of Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9096, Longitude: -74.9574       In this case, the coordinates for Point of Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.585 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.117 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.424 degrees.