Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Collingwood 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 Collingwood Park:
  • 40.222335, -74.133753
  • 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 Collingwood 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Since Collingwood Park 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 Collingwood Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collingwood 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.

• Bergerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
• Cold Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
• Colts Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 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 north)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Deal Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deal Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Park
• Dogs Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
• Green Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Land of Pines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
• Maxim
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Ocean Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
• Shacks Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
• Shark River Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
• Wayside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayside is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Collingwood Park 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 Collingwood 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 Collingwood Park and extending to:

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Collingwood Park to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'