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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
- Eagle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
- Eagle Valley is located in Orange County (NY)
- Fardale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hillburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn
- Hillburn is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillburn <2>
- Indian Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Indian Park is located in Orange County (NY)
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Monks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Skylands
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Stonetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Tuxedo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
- Tuxedo Park is located in Orange County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo Park <2>
How Far From Erskine Lakes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<3> beginning in Erskine Lakes and extending to:
- Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Erskine Lakes to Paterson, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Erskine Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Erskine Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erskine Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1057, Longitude: -74.2510 In this case, the coordinates for Erskine Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Erskine Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.699 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.594 degrees. |