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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 Chrome, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chrome 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 Chrome:
- 40.576493, -74.216256
- 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 Chrome
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Chrome is near Union County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Chrome
Communities Also Named Chrome ...
We found three communities that are also named Chrome.
Within New Jersey, the name Chrome is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Glenn County
- This Chrome is located in Glenn County and lies 2,518 miles [4,052.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chrome that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Chrome.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Chrome is located in Coos County and lies 2,539 miles [4,086.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chrome that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Chrome.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Chrome is located in Chester County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chrome that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Chrome.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chrome ...
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.
- Barber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bulls Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Head is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Edgar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Fresh Kills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fresh Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Kills
- Graniteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Great Kills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Greenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenridge is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Gulfport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gulfport is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
- Heartland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Old Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Place is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Place
- Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Princes Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
- Seaside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seaside is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Willowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Chrome 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 Chrome to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chrome and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chrome to New Brunswick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 189 miles [304.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Chrome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Chrome 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 Chrome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5765, Longitude: -74.2163 In this case, the coordinates for Chrome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.082 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.654 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.816 degrees. |
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