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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 South Westville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Westville 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 South Westville:
- 39.860669, -75.131565
- 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 South Westville
- 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 South Westville is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 South Westville
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Westville ...
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.
- Chews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
- Friars Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Gardenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
- Good Intent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Green-Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Leonards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leonards is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Packer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Packer Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Park
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Point Breeze
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Queen Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Riverwinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Society Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Sunset Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
How Far From South Westville 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 South Westville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Westville and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from South Westville to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 121 miles [194.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Westville) 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 South Westville 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 South Westville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8607, Longitude: -75.1316 In this case, the coordinates for South Westville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.693 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.231 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.519 degrees. |
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