Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coventry Square:
  • 40.107893, -74.207365
  • 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 Coventry Square

• 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Coventry Square is near Monmouth County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Coventry Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coventry Square ...

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.

• Greenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Lake Club
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
• Land of Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
• Lanes Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
• Maxim
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Ramtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
• Seven Stars
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Seven Stars is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Spruce Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens

How Far From Coventry Square 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 Coventry Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Coventry Square to Toms River, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'