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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 Reed Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reed Crossing 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 Reed Crossing:
    • 39.798171, -74.932387
    • 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 Reed Crossing
  • 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 Reed Crossing is near Burlington County and also Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Reed Crossing

Communities Also Named Reed Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Reed Crossing.

Within New Jersey, the name Reed Crossing is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Reed Crossing is located in La Salle County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reed Crossing that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Reed Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reed Crossing ...

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.

  • Bishops
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bishops is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
  • Cedar Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
  • Cherrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherrywood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Crowfoot
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
  • Dicktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dicktown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicktown
  • Echelon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Echelon is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
  • Evans Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Hickstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hickstown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickstown
  • Ivystone Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
  • New Freedom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Freedom is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • Sicklerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
  • Union Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Willow Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Reed Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Reed Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reed Crossing to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Reed Crossing) 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 Reed Crossing 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 Reed Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7982, Longitude: -74.9324       In this case, the coordinates for Reed Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.581 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.094 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.461 degrees.