Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sooy Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sooy Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sooy Place

• 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 Sooy Place:
  • 39.867674, -74.652487
  • 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 Sooy Place

• 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Sooy Place is near Ocean County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Sooy Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sooy Place ...

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.

• Beaverville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
• Buddtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Buddtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
• Earlys Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
• Four Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Mile is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Four Mile Circle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
• Fox Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fox Chase
  • From Sooy Place to Fox Chase
• Magnolia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Oak Shade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Shade is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Oriental
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oriental is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
• Red Lion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Lion is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
• Retreat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Retreat is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Scrapetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Scrapetown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrapetown
• South Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Tabernacle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

How Far From Sooy Place 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 Sooy Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sooy Place and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sooy Place to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'