Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bellcrest Park:
  • 39.975118, -74.137084
  • 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 Bellcrest Park

• 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 Bellcrest Park is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Bellcrest Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bellcrest Park ...

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.

• Anchorage
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Anchorage is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cherry Quay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Quay is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Quay
• Evergreen Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
• Green Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Island is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
• Holiday City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
• Island Beach Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Island Beach Heights is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach Heights
• Maple Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Shade is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
• Ocean Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ocean Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
• Pine Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
• River Bank
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • River Bank is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bank
• Silver Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
• Snug Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Toms River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Toms River is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River

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

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

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bellcrest Park 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 171 miles [275.2 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 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'