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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 Basking Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Basking Ridge 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 Basking Ridge:
- 40.706212, -74.549323
- 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 Basking Ridge
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Basking Ridge is near Morris County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Basking Ridge
Communities Also Named Basking Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Basking Ridge.
Within New Jersey, the name Basking Ridge is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Basking Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Basking Ridge is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<1> to the west of the Basking Ridge that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Basking Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Basking Ridge ...
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.
- Coontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coontown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Free Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Free Acres is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Acres
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Hickory Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
- Liberty Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
- Long Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Long Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lyons is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Mount Horeb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Peapack
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peapack is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pill Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Round Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Stony Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Union Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
How Far From Basking Ridge 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 Basking Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Basking Ridge and extending to:
- Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Basking Ridge to Somerville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Basking Ridge) 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 Basking Ridge 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 Basking Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7062, Longitude: -74.5493 In this case, the coordinates for Basking Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.267 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.883 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.903 degrees. |
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