Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodbine Junction:
  • 39.234837, -74.792666
  • 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 Woodbine 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 Cape May County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
  • Since Woodbine Junction is near Atlantic County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Woodbine Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbine 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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedar Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Dennisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
• Greenfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Marshallville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marshallville is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Ocean View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean View is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
• Seaville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Seaville is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
• Steelmantown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown

How Far From Woodbine Junction 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 Woodbine 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 Woodbine Junction and extending to:

• Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodbine Junction to Cape May, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west (W). Driving 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 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'