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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Califon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Califon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Califon:
- 40.720332, -74.837402
- 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 Califon
- 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 Califon is near Morris County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Califon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Califon ...
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 northwest)
- Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Bells Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
- Butler Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Park is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Park
- Changewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Farmersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
- Long Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Mountainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Pierce Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Potterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Red Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Scrappy Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Spruce Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Califon 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 Califon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Califon and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Califon to Flemington, 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 34 miles [54.7 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 about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 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 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,312 miles [6,939.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Califon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Califon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Califon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7203, Longitude: -74.8374 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.437 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.078 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.023 degrees. |
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