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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 Ackors Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ackors Corner 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 Ackors Corner:
    • 40.334829, -74.849053
    • 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 Ackors Corner
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Since Ackors Corner is near Bucks County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Ackors Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ackors Corner ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Deer Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Deer Park is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Harts Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harts Corner is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
  • Hillcrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hood is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Lewisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Marshalls Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshalls Corner is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
  • Mount Rose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
  • Princessville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Princessville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
  • Reeder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Reeder is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
  • Rocktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rocktown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rosedale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Stoopville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoopville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoopville
    • Stoutsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
    • Unionville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Unionville is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Woodside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Ackors Corner 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 Ackors Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ackors Corner and extending to:

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ackors Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ackors Corner) 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 Ackors Corner 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 Ackors Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3348, Longitude: -74.8491       In this case, the coordinates for Ackors Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.482 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.067 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.195 degrees.