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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 Rulon Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rulon Road 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 Rulon Road:
- 39.759836, -75.296576
- 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 Rulon Road
- 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 Rulon Road is near Salem County and also Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Rulon Road
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rulon Road ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Centre City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friars Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Grand Sprute
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
- Green-Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
- Jessups Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jessups Mill is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Mill
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Leonards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leonards is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Marcus Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oldmans is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldmans
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Point Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Airy is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Richwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Trainer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
How Far From Rulon Road 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 Rulon Road to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rulon Road and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rulon Road to Woodbury, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 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 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rulon Road) 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 Rulon Road 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 Rulon Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7598, Longitude: -75.2966 In this case, the coordinates for Rulon Road have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.335 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.632 degrees. |
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