Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bridgepoint:
  • 40.432605, -74.648492
  • 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 Bridgepoint

• 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 Bridgepoint is near Middlesex County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Bridgepoint

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridgepoint ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dutchtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Little Rocky Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Rocky Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Hill
• Plainville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Pleasant Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Pleasantview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantview is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
• Rock Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Mill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
• Skillman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Skillman is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
• Stoutsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
• Sunset Hill Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Hill Garden is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Garden
• Ten Mile Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ten Mile Run is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Run
• Woods Tavern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woods Tavern is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Tavern
• Zion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Zion is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bridgepoint to Somerville, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 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 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'