Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carmerville:
  • 40.177058, -74.129030
  • 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 Carmerville

• 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Since Carmerville is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Carmerville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmerville ...

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.

• Cold Indian Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
• Coventry Square
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
• Green Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Greenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Herbertsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
• Lake Club
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
• Land of Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
• Lanes Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
• Maxim
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Ocean Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
• Ramtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
• Shacks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
• Shark River Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
• Wayside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayside is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carmerville to Freehold, 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'