Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Freehold:
  • 40.281926, -74.250763
  • 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 East Freehold

• 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Since East Freehold is near Middlesex County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 East Freehold

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Freehold ...

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.

• Bergerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
• Colts Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colts Neck
  • From East Freehold to Colts Neck
• Elton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elton is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Freehold
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Freehold
  • From East Freehold to Freehold
• Georgia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Georgia is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Gordons Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
• Herberts Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Herberts Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Robertsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Shacks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
• Smocks Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
• Spring Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from East Freehold 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,303 miles [6,925 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'