Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alvater Corner:
  • 40.565936, -74.969891
  • 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 Alvater 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Since Alvater Corner is near Bucks County and also Warren 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 Warren 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 Alvater Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alvater 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.

• Baptistown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
• Cherryville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Gary Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gary Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Corner
• Hensfoot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
• Jutland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
• Kingtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
• Littletown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Point Breeze
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Quakertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Alvater Corner 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 Alvater 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 Alvater Corner and extending to:

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Alvater Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 159 miles [255.9 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'