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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 Calno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calno 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 Calno:
- 41.056207, -75.005174
- 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 Calno
- 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 Calno is near Monroe County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Calno
Communities Also Named Calno ...
We found one communities that are also named Calno.
Within New Jersey, the name Calno is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Calno in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- King William County
- This Calno is located in King William County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Calno that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King William County community of Calno.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calno ...
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.
- Bushkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Echo Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Echo Lake is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Egypt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Flatbrookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Park is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Hemlock Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hemlock Glen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Glen
- Marksboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marksboro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksboro
- Marshalls Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Bridge is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bridge
- Sandyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandyville is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Saw Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saw Creek is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shoemakers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Turn Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turn Villa is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Villa
- Vail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Walnut Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
How Far From Calno to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Calno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calno and extending to:
- Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Calno to Belvidere, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 59 miles [95 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Calno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Calno 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 Calno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0562, Longitude: -75.0052 In this case, the coordinates for Calno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.207 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.949 degrees. |
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