Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bunnvale:
  • 40.701767, -74.883223
  • 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 Bunnvale

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bunnvale ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Bells Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
• Butler Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Park
• Changewater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
• Clarksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Farmersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Little Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
• Mariannes Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
• Mountainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Pierce Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
• Red Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Scrappy Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
• Spruce Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bunnvale to Flemington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 33 miles [53.1 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 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>'