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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cottageville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottageville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cottageville:
- 40.410384, -74.484319
- 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 Cottageville
- 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 Cottageville is near Somerset County and also Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Cottageville
Communities Also Named Cottageville ...
We found four communities that are also named Cottageville.
Within New Jersey, the name Cottageville is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lewis County
- This Cottageville is located in Lewis County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cottageville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Cottageville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Cottageville is located in Bucks County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cottageville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Cottageville.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This Cottageville is located in Colleton County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cottageville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Cottageville.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Cottageville is located in Jackson County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cottageville that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cottageville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottageville ...
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.
- Black Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Black Horse is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Fresh Ponds
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
- Herberts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herberts is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
- Jamesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Jamesburg Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
- Maple Meade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Patricks Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Pleasant Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Sixmile Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run
- Ten Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ten Mile Run is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Run
How Far From Cottageville 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 Cottageville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottageville and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Cottageville to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 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 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cottageville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cottageville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottageville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4104, Longitude: -74.4843 In this case, the coordinates for Cottageville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.258 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.826 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.005 degrees. |
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