Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Altura, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Altura and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Altura
- 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 Altura:
- 40.267608, -74.816274
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Altura
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Altura is near Bucks County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Altura ...
We found three communities that share the name Altura.
Within New Jersey, the name Altura is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Altura is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the west of the Altura that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Altura.
- Archuleta County
- This Altura is located in Archuleta County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km] to the west of the Altura that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Archuleta County community of Altura.
- Minnesota
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Altura ...
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.
- Bear Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
- Birch Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
- Birch Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Bucktoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Mercer County
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Mercer County
- Crabtree Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
- Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Elderberry Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderberry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
- Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Fairless Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Hills
- Fairless Hills is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairless Hills <3>
- Fairless Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairless Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Glenlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Harts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
- Harts Corner is located in Mercer County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holly Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Mercer County
- Maple Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Maple Point is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Marshalls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Marshalls Corner is located in Mercer County
- Princessville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princessville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Quaker Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
- Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Slackwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slackwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
- Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
- Stoopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoopville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoopville
- Stoopville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Thornridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Wheat Sheaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Will O Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Will O Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
- Will O Wood is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill
How Far From Altura 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 Altura to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Altura and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Altura to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altura. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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- Altura) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altura. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2676, Longitude: -74.8163 In this case, the coordinates for Altura have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Altura to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.469 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.042 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.21 degrees. |