Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elys Corner:
  • 40.236499, -74.477374
  • 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 Elys 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Since Elys Corner is near Mercer County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Elys Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elys 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.

• Clearbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Fair Play
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Gravel Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Half Acre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Hickory Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
• Locust Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
• Middlesex Downs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
• Pages Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
• Red Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
• Robinsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
• Stone Tavern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
• Sweetman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
• Twin Rivers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
• Union Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Elys Corner to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 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 5,733 miles [9,226.4 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 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'