Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beach Glen:
  • 40.929821, -74.486267
  • 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 Beach Glen

• 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Since Beach Glen is near Passaic County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Beach Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beach Glen ...

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.

• Dover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Fox Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Green Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Lake is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
• Hibernia
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Hilltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hilltown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Lake Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Lower Longwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
• Lyonsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyonsville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Mount Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Powerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Powerville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
• Rockaway Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rockaway Valley is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Valley
• Spicertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spicertown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown
• Union Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Beach Glen 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 Beach Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beach Glen and extending to:

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Beach Glen to Morristown, 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 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,289 miles [6,902.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'