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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 Westville Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westville Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Westville Grove:
    • 39.856502, -75.117675
    • 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 Westville Grove
  • 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 Westville Grove 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 Westville Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westville Grove ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chews is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
  • Gardenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gardenville is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gardenville Center
    (Less than 2 miles 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenland is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • 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
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Red Bank
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Riverwinds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds
    • Snow Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Snow Hill is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Sunset Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

How Far From Westville Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Westville Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the West 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 Westville Grove 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 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westville Grove) 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 Westville Grove 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 Westville Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8565, Longitude: -75.1177       In this case, the coordinates for Westville Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.685 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.221 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.515 degrees.