Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wellington Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellington Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wellington Park
- 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 Wellington Park:
- 39.995390, -74.980447
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wellington Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Since Wellington Park is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wellington Park ...
We found four communities that share the name Wellington Park.
Within New Jersey, the name Wellington Park is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Wellington Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wellington Park that is located in Burlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wellington Park.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Wellington Park is located in Wake County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wellington Park that is located in Burlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Wellington Park.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wellington Park [Hamilton County].
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Wellington Park is located in Washington County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wellington Park that is located in Burlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wellington Park.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington Park ...
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.
- Bridesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesburg
- Bridesburg is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
- Cinnaminson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
- Fellowship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Burlington County
- Fork Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
- Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Iron Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Ivywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Jordantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
- Jordantown is located in Camden County
- Maple Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
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- Pennypack Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
- Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Pennypacker Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennypacker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
- Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
- Riverside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Burlington County
- Sharper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Skin Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
- Skin Corner is located in Burlington County
- Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Union Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing
- Union Landing is located in Burlington County
- Pennypack Woods
How Far From Wellington Park 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 Wellington Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellington Park and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wellington Park to Mount Holly, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wellington Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellington Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellington Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9954, Longitude: -74.9804 In this case, the coordinates for Wellington Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Wellington Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wellington Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.591 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.137 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.398 degrees. |