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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 Coxs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coxs Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coxs Corner:
    • 40.326218, -74.694048
    • 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 Coxs Corner
  • 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Since Coxs Corner is near Somerset County and also Middlesex 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 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 Coxs Corner

Communities Also Named Coxs Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Coxs Corner.

There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named Coxs Corner.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Burlington County
      • This Coxs Corner is located in Burlington County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coxs Corner that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Coxs Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Coxs Corner is located in Wicomico County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coxs Corner that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Coxs Corner.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Coxs Corner is located in Plymouth County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coxs Corner that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Coxs Corner.
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche County
      • This Coxs Corner is located in Comanche County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the west of the Coxs Corner that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Coxs Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coxs Corner ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clarksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clarksville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Dutch Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
  • Grovers Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grovers Mill is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovers Mill
  • Lewisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Marshalls Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshalls Corner is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
  • Mount Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
  • Post Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Corner is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
  • Princessville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Princessville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
  • Quaker Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Slackwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
  • Stoutsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg

How Far From Coxs Corner 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 Coxs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coxs Corner and extending to:

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Coxs Corner to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coxs Corner) 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 Coxs Corner 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 Coxs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3262, Longitude: -74.6940       In this case, the coordinates for Coxs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.391 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.963 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.132 degrees.