Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foul Rift, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foul Rift and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foul Rift
- 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 Foul Rift:
- 40.801978, -75.097490
- 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 Foul Rift
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Foul Rift is near Northampton County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Foul Rift ...
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.
- Brass Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brass Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
- Buttzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
- Buttzville is located in Warren County
- Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Delaware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Factoryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Factoryville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Flicksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
- Flicksville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Warren County
- Lower Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Harmony
- Lower Harmony is located in Warren County
- Lows Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lows Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
- Lows Hollow is located in Warren County
- Martins Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek
- Martins Creek is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Creek <2>
- Martins Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
- Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Montana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Montana is located in Warren County
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Stone Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Stone Church is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montana
How Far From Foul Rift 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 Foul Rift to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Foul Rift once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Foul Rift and extending to:
- Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Foul Rift to Trenton, with an average speed<5> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foul Rift, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foul Rift) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foul Rift. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8020, Longitude: -75.0975 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Foul Rift to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.585 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.258 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.101 degrees. |