Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carlton Hill:
  • 40.846489, -74.110698
  • 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 Carlton Hill

• 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 Bergen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen County
  • Since Carlton Hill is near Passaic County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Carlton Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlton Hill ...

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.

• Ampere
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ampere is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampere
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cherry Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Great Notch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
• Hackensack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Kingsland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kingsland is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
• Lake View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake View is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Little Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion is located in Hudson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Meadow Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
  • Nutley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutley is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
  • Roseville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Saddle Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
  • Teaneck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Teaneck is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
  • Union City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union City is located in Hudson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people

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

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

• Hackensack, which is the Seat of Bergen County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Carlton Hill to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'