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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 Alexauken, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alexauken 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 Alexauken:
    • 40.389550, -74.939056
    • 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 Alexauken
  • 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
    • Since Alexauken is near Bucks County and also Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Alexauken

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alexauken ...

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.

  • Carversville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hood is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Kingwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingwood is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Locktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Locktown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
  • Lumberville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Milltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milltown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Peters Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Peters Corner is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
  • Raven Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
  • Reeder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeder is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
  • Rocktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rocktown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sand Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
    • Sandy Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Sergeantsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Alexauken to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alexauken to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alexauken and extending to:

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alexauken to Flemington, with an average speed<3> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alexauken) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Alexauken 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 Alexauken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3895, Longitude: -74.9391       In this case, the coordinates for Alexauken have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.53 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.13 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.211 degrees.