Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Farrington Lake Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farrington Lake Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Farrington Lake Heights

• 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 Farrington Lake Heights:
  • 40.435661, -74.456541
  • 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 Farrington Lake Heights

• 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Farrington Lake Heights is near Somerset County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Farrington Lake Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farrington Lake Heights ...

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.

• Black Horse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Horse is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Cottageville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottageville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
• Fresh Ponds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
• Herberts
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Herberts is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
• Jamesburg Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
• Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maple Meade
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
• Martins Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Patricks Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
• Red Lion
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
• Sixmile Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run
• Tanners Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners

How Far From Farrington Lake Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Farrington Lake Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the North.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Farrington Lake Heights to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'