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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 Roosevelt Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roosevelt Park 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 Roosevelt Park:
    • 39.378171, -75.024899
    • 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 Roosevelt Park
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Roosevelt Park is near Salem County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Roosevelt Park

Communities Also Named Roosevelt Park ...

We found three communities that are also named Roosevelt Park.

Within New Jersey, the name Roosevelt Park is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon County
      • This Roosevelt Park is located in Muskegon County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Roosevelt Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskegon County community of Roosevelt Park.
    • Minnesota
      • Roseau County
      • This Roosevelt Park is located in Roseau County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roosevelt Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roseau County community of Roosevelt Park.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Roosevelt Park [Henrico County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roosevelt Park ...

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.

  • Cedarville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Clayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clayville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
  • Dividing Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
  • Dividing Creek Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fordville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Frames Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frames Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frames Corner
  • Hunters Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Jones Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Leamings Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Leamings Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamings Mill
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • New Italy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Italy is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Italy
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Norma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Norma is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Shell Pile
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Shell Pile is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Pile
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
    • Vineland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
    • Wheat Road
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wheat Road is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Road

How Far From Roosevelt Park 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 Roosevelt Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roosevelt Park to Bridgeton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,792 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 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Roosevelt Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Roosevelt Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Roosevelt Park 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 Roosevelt Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3782, Longitude: -75.0249       In this case, the coordinates for Roosevelt Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.672 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.131 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.677 degrees.