Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Emleys Hill:
  • 40.143168, -74.482930
  • 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 Emleys Hill

• 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 Emleys Hill is near Ocean County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Emleys Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emleys Hill ...

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.

• Cream Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
• Fair Play
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Francis Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
• Kirbys Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kirbys Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mills
• Leesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Leesville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Maryland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maryland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• New Egypt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Egypt is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
• Prospertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
• Red Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
• Robinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
• Spring Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
• Stone Tavern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Emleys Hill to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'