Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clearbrook Park:
  • 40.309831, -74.464596
  • 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 Clearbrook Park

• 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 Clearbrook Park is near Mercer County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Clearbrook Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearbrook Park ...

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.

• Clearbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Gravel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Half Acre
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Jamesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
• Jamesburg Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamesburg Gardens is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Gardens
• Middlesex Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
• Twin Rivers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
• Union Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clearbrook Park to New Brunswick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'