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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Bells Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
- Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
- Brass Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brass Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
- Changewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Changewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
- Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
- Little Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
- Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
- Red Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Scrappy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrappy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
- Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Spruce Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
- Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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<2> beginning in Butler Park and extending to:
- Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Butler Park to Belvidere, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butler Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butler Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butler Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7518, Longitude: -74.9310 In this case, the coordinates for Butler Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Butler Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.05 degrees. |