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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 Society Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Society Hill 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 Society Hill:
    • 40.533993, -74.457930
    • 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 Society Hill
  • 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Since Society Hill is near Somerset County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Society Hill

Communities Also Named Society Hill ...

We found five communities that are also named Society Hill.

Within New Jersey, the name Society Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Macon County
      • This Society Hill is located in Macon County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Society Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Society Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson Davis County
      • This Society Hill is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Society Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Society Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Society Hill is located in Darlington County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Society Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Society Hill ...

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.

  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Edison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Edison is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Fieldville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fieldville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
  • Greensand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greensand is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Martins Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
  • Middlebush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
  • Nixon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Nixon is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Oak Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
  • Possumtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
  • Pumptown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
  • Randolphville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
  • Sixmile Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run

How Far From Society Hill 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 Society Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the South.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Society Hill to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,303 miles [6,925 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Society Hill) 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 Society Hill 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 Society Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5340, Longitude: -74.4579       In this case, the coordinates for Society Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.23 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.814 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.939 degrees.