Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wolfert:
  • 39.784002, -75.261018
  • 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 Wolfert

• 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 Wolfert is near Delaware County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Wolfert

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolfert ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Centre City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Centre City is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Cooper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cooper is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Friars Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
• Grand Sprute
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
• Green-Fields
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green-Fields is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green-Fields
• Leonards
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leonards is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
• Lester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester <1>
• Paradise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Prospect is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Richwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richwood is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
• Riverwinds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverwinds is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwinds

How Far From Wolfert to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wolfert and extending to:

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Wolfert to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'