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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 Barnegat Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnegat Pines 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 Barnegat Pines:
- 39.896230, -74.209863
- 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 Barnegat Pines
- 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Since Barnegat Pines is near Burlington County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Barnegat Pines
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnegat Pines ...
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.
- Camelot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cranberry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cranberry Hill is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Hill
- Crystal Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Double Trouble ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
- Forked River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forked River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
- Forked River Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forked River Point is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River Point
- Glen Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Cove is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Holiday Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holly Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Park is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Island Beach Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- River Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Bank is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bank
- Silver Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Suburban Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Suburban Park is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
- Toms River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
How Far From Barnegat Pines 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 Barnegat Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barnegat Pines and extending to:
- Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the North.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Barnegat Pines to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 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 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnegat Pines) 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 Barnegat Pines 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 Barnegat Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8962, Longitude: -74.2099 In this case, the coordinates for Barnegat Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.147 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.113 degrees. |
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