Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Albion Place:
  • 40.891210, -74.175700
  • 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 Albion Place

• 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 Passaic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
  • Since Albion Place is near Essex County and also Bergen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen 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 Albion Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Albion Place ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Great Notch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
• Hackensack
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Kingsland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsland is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
• Lake View
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake View is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Little Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Meadow Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
• Mountain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Nutley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nutley is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
• Packanack Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
• Preakness
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Preakness is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
• Saddle Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
• Two Bridges
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Two Bridges is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges

How Far From Albion Place 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 Albion Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Albion Place to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,277 miles [6,883.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'