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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 Allerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allerton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Allerton:
- 40.611083, -74.878618
- 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 Allerton
- 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 Allerton is near Warren County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Allerton
Communities Also Named Allerton ...
We found five communities that are also named Allerton.
Within New Jersey, the name Allerton is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Allerton is located in Vermilion County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west of the Allerton that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Allerton.
- Iowa
- Wayne County
- This Allerton is located in Wayne County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the west of the Allerton that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Allerton.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Allerton is located in Plymouth County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Allerton that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Allerton.
- New Mexico
- Sandoval County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sandoval County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Allerton.
- New York
- Bronx County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Allerton [Bronx County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allerton ...
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.
- Cherryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Darts Mills is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darts Mills
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Gary Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gary Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Corner
- Hensfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
- Jutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
- Littletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Mariannes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
- Pleasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Whitehouse Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station
How Far From Allerton 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 Allerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allerton and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the South.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Allerton to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,318 miles [6,949.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Allerton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Allerton 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 Allerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6111, Longitude: -74.8786 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.101 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.088 degrees. |
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