Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cushetunk:
  • 40.622324, -74.790719
  • 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 Cushetunk

• 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Since Cushetunk is near Somerset County and also Morris 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 Morris 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 Cushetunk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cushetunk ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Darts Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Darts Mills is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darts Mills
• Greater Cross Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Lanes Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lanes Crossing is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Crossing
• Mariannes Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mountainville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Pierce Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
• Pleasant Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
• Potterstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Whitehouse Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station

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

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

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Cushetunk to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 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 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'