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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 Winslow Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winslow Junction 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 Winslow Junction:
- 39.665116, -74.847386
- 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 Winslow Junction
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Winslow Junction is near Atlantic County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Winslow Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winslow Junction ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berryland is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cedar Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Dutchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Elm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elm is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Ivystone Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
- Murphy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
- Penny Pot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penny Pot is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Pot
- Piney Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Hollow is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hollow
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sicklerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Victory Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
How Far From Winslow Junction 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 Winslow Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Winslow Junction and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winslow Junction to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north (N). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 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' (or 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- Winslow Junction) 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 Winslow Junction 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 Winslow Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6651, Longitude: -74.8474 In this case, the coordinates for Winslow Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.543 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.03 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.481 degrees. |
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