Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gary Corner:
  • 40.530659, -74.920723
  • 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 Gary Corner

• 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Since Gary Corner is near Somerset County and also Bucks 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 Bucks 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 Gary Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gary Corner ...

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.

• Baptistown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
• Cherryville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
• Copper Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
• Darts Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Darts Mills is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darts Mills
• Kingtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
• Littletown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
• Locktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Locktown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Point Breeze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Quakertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
• Sand Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
• Sergeantsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Gary Corner 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 Gary Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Gary Corner 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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'