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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 Woodcrest Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodcrest Acres 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 Woodcrest Acres:
    • 39.859280, -74.981556
    • 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 Woodcrest Acres
  • 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 Woodcrest Acres is near Burlington County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Woodcrest Acres

Communities Also Named Woodcrest Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Woodcrest Acres.

Within New Jersey, the name Woodcrest Acres is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Woodcrest Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Hardin County
      • This Woodcrest Acres is located in Hardin County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodcrest Acres that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Woodcrest Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodcrest Acres ...

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.

  • Cherry Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
  • Cherrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chews
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chews is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deerwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Deerwoods is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwoods
  • Downs Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Downs Farms is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Farms
  • Echelon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Echelon is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
  • Evans Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
  • Fellowship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Greenhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Greenhaven is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Greenland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenland is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greentree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greentree is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greentree Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Heritage Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Locust Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Reed Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Reed Crossing is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
    • Snow Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Snow Hill is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Union Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Willow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
    • Woodstream
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Woodcrest Acres 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 Woodcrest Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodcrest Acres and extending to:

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Woodcrest Acres to Trenton, 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodcrest Acres) 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 Woodcrest Acres 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 Woodcrest Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8593, Longitude: -74.9816       In this case, the coordinates for Woodcrest Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.604 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.13 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.456 degrees.