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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Repaupo Station
  • 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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Californian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Californian
    • Californian is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
  • Cooper
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Gloucester County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Salem County
  • Friars Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
    • Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
  • Garden City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Grand Sprute
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Green Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Green Ridge is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jumbo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumbo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Jumbo is located in Salem County
  • Leonards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
    • Leonards is located in Gloucester County
  • Lester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester <2>
  • Marcus Hook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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    • Oak Lane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
      • Oak Lane is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Paradise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Gloucester County
    • Prospect
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Gloucester County
    • Providence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Riverwinds
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwinds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
      • Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
    • Rose Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
      • Rose Valley is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
    • Sackville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
      • Sackville is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Summits Edge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summits Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summits Edge
      • Summits Edge is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Trainer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trainer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
      • Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
    • Twin Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County (PA)

How Far From Repaupo Station 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 Repaupo Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> 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]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Repaupo Station to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Repaupo Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.nj.us/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.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).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.804 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.349 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.617 degrees.









 

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