Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coleman Hollow:
  • 40.812322, -74.607381
  • 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 Coleman Hollow

• 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Since Coleman Hollow is near Somerset County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Coleman Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coleman Hollow ...

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.

• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Flanders
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Lake Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Junction is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
• Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
• Ledgewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ledgewood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
• Littleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Mount Freedom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
• Peapack
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Pill Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Silver Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Silver Springs is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Spicertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Spicertown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown
• Union Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the East.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Coleman Hollow to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'