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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 Dilts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dilts 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 Dilts Corner:
    • 40.412605, -74.934612
    • 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 Dilts 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
    • Since Dilts Corner is near Bucks County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Dilts Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dilts 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.

  • Barbertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
  • Carversville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Copper Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
  • Deer Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hood is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Kingwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingwood is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Locktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Locktown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
  • Lumberville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Milltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milltown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Peters Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters Corner is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
  • Point Breeze
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Point Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Raven Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
    • Reeder
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Reeder is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
    • Rocktown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rocktown is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
    • Sand Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
    • Sandy Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Sergeantsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Unionville is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dilts Corner and extending to:

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Dilts Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Dilts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Dilts 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 Dilts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4126, Longitude: -74.9346       In this case, the coordinates for Dilts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.525 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.128 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.199 degrees.