Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Erskine Lakes:
  • 41.105651, -74.250981
  • 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 Erskine Lakes

• 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 Passaic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
  • Since Erskine Lakes is near Bergen County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Erskine Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Erskine Lakes ...

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.

• Cooper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooper is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Crystal Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Eagle Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Valley is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
• Fardale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fardale is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fardale
• Hillburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hillburn is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillburn <1>
• Indian Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Park is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
• Lakeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakeville is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Monks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Monks is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks
• Skylands
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Skylands is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylands
• Stonetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stonetown is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
• Tuxedo Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tuxedo Park is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo Park <1>

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

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

• Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Erskine Lakes to Paterson, with an average speed<3> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'