Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crandon Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crandon Lakes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crandon Lakes
- 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 Crandon Lakes:
- 41.124990, -74.839911
- 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 Crandon Lakes
- 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Crandon Lakes is near Pike County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crandon Lakes ...
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.
- Beemerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beemerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemerville
- Beemerville is located in Sussex County
- Bushkill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushkill
- Bushkill is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushkill <2>
- Clearwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Sussex County
- Delaware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Egypt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Sussex County
- Flatbrookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbrookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County
- Forest Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Pike County (PA)
- Huntsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ranch Lands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Lands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Lands
- Ranch Lands is located in Pike County (PA)
- Roys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Warren County
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Sussex County
How Far From Crandon Lakes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crandon Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crandon Lakes and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Crandon Lakes to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,297 miles [6,915.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crandon Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crandon Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crandon Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1250, Longitude: -74.8399 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crandon Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.098 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.846 degrees. |