Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Drakestown:
  • 40.843710, -74.782387
  • 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 Drakestown

• 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Since Drakestown is near Warren County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Drakestown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drakestown ...

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.

• Cranberry Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry Lake is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
• Flanders
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
• Great Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Great Meadows is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
• Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
• Ledgewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ledgewood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
• Long Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Bridge is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Long Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Long Valley is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rockport is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Scrappy Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
• Springtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Springtown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Tranquility
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tranquility is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Drakestown to Morristown, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'