Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brass Castle:
  • 40.764821, -75.011005
  • 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 Brass Castle

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Brass Castle is near Hunterdon County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Brass Castle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brass Castle ...

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.

• Anthony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Bells Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
• Butler Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Butler Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Park
• Buttzville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Buttzville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
• Changewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Cornish
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornish is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
• Foul Rift ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Foul Rift is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lows Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lows Hollow is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
  • Montana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Montana is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
  • Red Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
  • Spruce Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
  • Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Valley is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Willow Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Brass Castle 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 167 miles [268.8 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 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,318 miles [6,949.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'