Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Changewater:
  • 40.738155, -74.944059
  • 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 Changewater

• 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 Changewater is near Warren County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Changewater

Curious and Interesting Names Near Changewater ...

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 east)
  • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Bells Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
• Brass Castle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brass Castle is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
• Butler Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Butler Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Park
• Clarksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Little Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Red Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Scrappy Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
• Spruce Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Changewater 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 five to six hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 37 miles [59.5 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 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 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'