Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Star Cross:
  • 39.646289, -75.015063
  • 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 Star Cross

• 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 Star Cross is near Camden County and also Atlantic 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 Atlantic 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 Star Cross

Curious and Interesting Names Near Star Cross ...

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.

• Berryland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Berryland is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
• Blue Bell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Bell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
• Cecil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cecil is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Cross Keys
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Downer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Downer is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downer
  • From Star Cross to Downer
• Fries Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fries Mill is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Mill
• Piney Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Hollow is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hollow
• Plainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plainville is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Sicklerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sicklerville
  • From Star Cross to Sicklerville
• Victory Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes

How Far From Star Cross 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 Star Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Star Cross to Woodbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 119 miles [191.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'