Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooper and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooper
- 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 Cooper:
- 41.162873, -74.332096
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cooper
- 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 Passaic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- Since Cooper is near Orange County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cooper ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Cooper.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Cooper.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 35 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Pike County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cooper [Pike County].
- Saint Francis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cooper [Saint Francis County].
- California
- Lake County
- This Cooper is located in Lake County and lies 2,537 miles [4,082.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cooper that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cooper.
- Monterey County
- This Cooper is located in Monterey County and lies 2,531 miles [4,073.2 km] to the west of the Cooper that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Cooper.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cooper [Colquitt County].
- Hart County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cooper [Hart County].
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cooper [Jackson County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cooper that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Cooper.
- Schoolcraft County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cooper [Schoolcraft County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Lea County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lea County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Cooper.
- Lincoln County
- This Cooper is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cooper that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Cooper.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Blaine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Cooper [Blaine County].
- Osage County
- This Cooper is located in Osage County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cooper that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Cooper.
- Ontario
- This Cooper lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cooper that is located in Passaic County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Delta County
- This Cooper is located in Delta County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cooper that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Cooper.
- Houston County
- This Cooper is located in Houston County and lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km] to the west southwest of the Cooper that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Cooper.
- Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooper ...
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.
- Eagle Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
- Eagle Valley is located in Orange County (NY)
- Greenwood Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
- Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <5>
- Indian Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Indian Park is located in Orange County (NY)
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Moe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Monks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Orange County (NY)
- Skylands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Stonetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Uttertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Willow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Sussex County
How Far From Cooper to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cooper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooper and extending to:
- Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cooper to Paterson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1629, Longitude: -74.3321 In this case, the coordinates for Cooper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cooper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cooper could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cooper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.089 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.756 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.605 degrees. |