Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cold Indian Springs:
  • 40.242334, -74.066250
  • 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 Cold Indian Springs

• 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 Cold Indian Springs 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 Cold Indian Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cold Indian Springs ...

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.

• Colts Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
• Cooks Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Deal Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deal Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Park
• Dogs Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
• Green Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Little Silver Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Silver Point is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Silver Point
• Long Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Ocean Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
• Sands Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sands Point is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
• Shacks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
• Shark River Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
• Wayside
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wayside is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Cold Indian Springs 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 Cold Indian Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cold Indian Springs to Freehold, 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 36 miles [57.9 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,296 miles [6,913.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'