Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chadwick Beach:
  • 39.982896, -74.063470
  • 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 Chadwick Beach

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chadwick Beach ...

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.

• Anchorage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Anchorage is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cherry Quay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Quay is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Quay
• Evergreen Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
• Green Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Island is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
• Island Beach Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Island Beach Heights is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach Heights
• Normandy Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
• Ocean Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ocean Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
• Pine Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
• Silver Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
• Silver Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Silver Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Snug Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

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

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

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chadwick Beach to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'