Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Budd Lake:
  • 40.872685, -74.733685
  • 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 Budd Lake

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Budd Lake ...

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.

• Cranberry Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry Lake is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
• Drakestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Drakestown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
• Flanders
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
• Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
• Ledgewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ledgewood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
• Long Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Bridge is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Bridge
  • From Budd Lake to Long Bridge
• Long Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Long Valley is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Point Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Roseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roseville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Silver Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Springs is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Springtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Springtown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Tranquility
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tranquility is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tranquility
  • From Budd Lake to Tranquility

How Far From Budd Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Budd Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Budd Lake to Morristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'