Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bedminster:
  • 40.680657, -74.645437
  • 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 Bedminster

• 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 Bedminster is near Morris County and also Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon 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 Bedminster

Communities Also Named Bedminster ...

We found one communities that are also named Bedminster.

Within New Jersey, the name Bedminster is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bucks County
    • This Bedminster is located in Bucks County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bedminster that is located in Somerset County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Bedminster.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bedminster ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Greater Cross Roads
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Green Knoll
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Knoll is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knoll
• Lanes Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanes Crossing is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Crossing
• Liberty Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
• Lyons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Mount Horeb
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Peapack
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Pill Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
• Pottersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Round Top
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Top is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top

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

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

• Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bedminster to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 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>'