Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Borough of Essex Fells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Borough of Essex Fells and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Borough of Essex Fells
- 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 Borough of Essex Fells:
- 40.826856, -74.279850
- 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 Borough of Essex Fells
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Borough of Essex Fells is near Morris County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morris County
- eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 Borough of Essex Fells ...
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.
- Ampere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Great Notch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
- Great Notch is located in Passaic County
- Little Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Meadow Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
- Nutley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Essex County
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Short Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Short Hills is located in Essex County
- Two Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges
- Two Bridges is located in Essex County
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Borough of Essex Fells 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 Borough of Essex Fells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Borough of Essex Fells and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Borough of Essex Fells to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,284 miles [6,894.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Borough of Essex Fells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Borough of Essex Fells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Borough of Essex Fells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8269, Longitude: -74.2798 In this case, the coordinates for Borough of Essex Fells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Borough of Essex Fells to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.094 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.707 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.732 degrees. |