Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trenton Heights:
  • 40.258720, -74.709882
  • 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 East Trenton Heights

• 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Since East Trenton Heights is near Burlington County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 East Trenton Heights ...

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.

• Clarksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Mercer County
• Dutch Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
• Edinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
• Golden Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
  • Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillcrest is located in Mercer County
• Lewisville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Mercer County
• Post Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
  • Post Corner is located in Mercer County
• Princessville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princessville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
  • Princessville is located in Mercer County
• Quaker Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
  • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
• Robbinsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
• Rosedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
• Slackwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slackwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
  • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
• White Horse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
  • White Horse is located in Mercer County

How Far From East Trenton Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Trenton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the southwest (SW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from East Trenton Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Trenton Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/