Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Augusta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Augusta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Augusta
- 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 Augusta:
- 41.128904, -74.728510
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Augusta
- 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Augusta is near Pike County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Augusta ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Augusta.
Within New Jersey, the name Augusta is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Augusta is located in Marion County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the west of the Augusta that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Augusta.
- Pike County
- This Augusta is located in Pike County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the west southwest of the Augusta that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Augusta.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Augusta is located in Iberville Parish and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Augusta that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Augusta.
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Augusta is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km] to the southwest of the Augusta that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Augusta.
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Augusta is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km] to the west southwest of the Augusta that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Augusta.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- South Dakota
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Augusta is located in Hampshire County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Augusta that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Augusta.
- Mercer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Augusta [Mercer County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Augusta ...
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.
- Beaver Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beaver Run
- From Augusta to Beaver Run
- Beemerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beemerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemerville
- Beemerville is located in Sussex County
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Sussex County
- Clearwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Sussex County
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Harmonyvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmonyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyvale
- Harmonyvale is located in Sussex County
- Houses Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houses Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Corner
- Houses Corner is located in Sussex County
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Plumbsock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Roys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Roys is located in Sussex County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roys
- From Augusta to Roys
How Far From Augusta 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 Augusta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Augusta and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Augusta to Trenton, with an average speed<5> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,292 miles [6,907.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Augusta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
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- Augusta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Augusta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1289, Longitude: -74.7285 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Augusta 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Augusta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.33 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.023 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.795 degrees. |