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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 Stanwick Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanwick Glen 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 Stanwick Glen:
- 39.979279, -74.939057
- 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 Stanwick Glen
- 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 Stanwick Glen 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 Stanwick Glen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanwick Glen ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cinnaminson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Deerwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deerwoods is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
- Fellowship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fellowship is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fork Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
- Greentree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Iron Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Rock is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
- Ivywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ivywood is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- Maple Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Martins Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
- Pennypacker Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ramblewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Park is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Sharper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharper is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
- Skin Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skin Corner is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Twin Hill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
- Union Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Landing is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing
How Far From Stanwick Glen 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 Stanwick Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stanwick Glen and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the East.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Stanwick Glen to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 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 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stanwick Glen) 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 Stanwick Glen 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 Stanwick Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9793, Longitude: -74.9391 In this case, the coordinates for Stanwick Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.568 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.387 degrees. |
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