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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 Ardmore Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardmore Estates 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 Ardmore Estates:
    • 40.206224, -74.224589
    • 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 Ardmore Estates
  • 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Since Ardmore Estates is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Ardmore Estates

Communities Also Named Ardmore Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Ardmore Estates.

Within New Jersey, the name Ardmore Estates is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Ardmore Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Ardmore Estates is located in Madison County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ardmore Estates that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Ardmore Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardmore Estates ...

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.

  • Bergerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
  • Colts Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
  • Coventry Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
  • Elton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elton is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Freehold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
  • Georgia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgia is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Lake Club
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
  • Land of Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
  • Maxim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
  • Shacks Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
  • Vista Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

How Far From Ardmore Estates 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 Ardmore Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ardmore Estates and extending to:

  • Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Ardmore Estates 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 174 miles [280 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 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- Ardmore Estates) 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 Ardmore Estates 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 Ardmore Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2062, Longitude: -74.2246       In this case, the coordinates for Ardmore Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.125 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.643 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.983 degrees.