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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 Repaupo Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Repaupo Station 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 Repaupo Station:
- 39.812058, -75.313243
- 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 Repaupo Station
- 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 Repaupo Station is near Delaware County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Repaupo Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Repaupo Station ...
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.
- Californian
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Californian is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Californian
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friars Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Grand Sprute
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
- Green Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Leonards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leonards is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Lester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marcus Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Lane is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Riverwinds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
- Rose Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Valley is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Sackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sackville is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
- Summits Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summits Edge is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summits Edge
- Trainer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Repaupo Station 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 Repaupo Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Repaupo Station and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Repaupo Station to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Repaupo Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Repaupo Station 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 Repaupo Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8121, Longitude: -75.3132 In this case, the coordinates for Repaupo Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.804 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.617 degrees. |
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