Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Feaster Park:
  • 40.484549, -74.442652
  • 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 Feaster Park

• 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 Feaster Park is near Somerset County and also Union 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 Union 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 Feaster Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Feaster Park ...

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.

• Clyde
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Edison
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Edison is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Greensand
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greensand is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
• Herberts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Herberts is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maple Meade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
• Martins Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Middlebush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
• Nixon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nixon is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Patricks Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
  • Randolphville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
  • Red Lion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Sixmile Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run
  • Society Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Tanners Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners

How Far From Feaster Park 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 Feaster Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Feaster Park to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 176 miles [283.2 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 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'