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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 Vienna Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vienna Gardens 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 Vienna Gardens:
- 39.511228, -74.622380
- 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 Vienna Gardens
- 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Since Vienna Gardens is near Burlington County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Vienna Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vienna Gardens ...
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.
- Bulltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bulltown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Clarkstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Clover Leaf Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
- Egg Harbor City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Gravelly Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
- Green Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Herman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Herman is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- High Bank Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mays Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Vienna Gardens 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 Vienna Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vienna Gardens and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Vienna Gardens to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 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 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 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 from Point A (ie- Vienna Gardens) 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 Vienna Gardens 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 Vienna Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5112, Longitude: -74.6224 In this case, the coordinates for Vienna Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.425 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.452 degrees. |
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