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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 Black Horse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Horse and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Black Horse:
    • 40.418162, -74.502098
    • 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 Black Horse
  • 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Since Black Horse is near Somerset County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Black Horse

Communities Also Named Black Horse ...

We found seven communities that are also named Black Horse.

Within New Jersey, the name Black Horse is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Black Horse [White Pine County].
    • Ohio
      • Portage County
      • This Black Horse is located in Portage County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the west of the Black Horse that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Black Horse.
    • Ontario
      • This Black Horse lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the northwest of the Black Horse that is located in Middlesex County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Black Horse is located in Chester County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Black Horse that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Black Horse.
      • Delaware County
      • This Black Horse is located in Delaware County and lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest of the Black Horse that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Black Horse.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Black Horse is located in Montgomery County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the west southwest of the Black Horse that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Black Horse.
    • South Dakota
      • Corson County
      • This Black Horse is located in Corson County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Black Horse that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of Black Horse.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Horse ...

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.

  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clyde is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Cottageville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cottageville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Fresh Ponds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
  • Herberts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Herberts is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
  • Jamesburg Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
  • Lincoln Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little Rocky Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Little Rocky Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Hill
  • Maple Meade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
  • Patricks Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
  • Pleasant Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Red Lion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Sixmile Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run
  • Sunset Hill Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Hill Garden is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Garden
  • Ten Mile Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ten Mile Run is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Run

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

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

  • New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Black Horse to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Black Horse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Black Horse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Black Horse 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 Black Horse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4182, Longitude: -74.5021       In this case, the coordinates for Black Horse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.268 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.838 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.009 degrees.