Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Butler Park:
  • 40.751766, -74.931003
  • 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 Butler Park

• 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 Butler Park is near Hunterdon County and also Morris 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 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 Butler Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butler Park ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Bells Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
• Brass Castle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brass Castle is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
• Changewater
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
• Clarksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Little Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Red Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Rockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockport is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Scrappy Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
• Spruce Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Butler Park to Belvidere, 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over 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>'