Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glen Alpin:
  • 40.754267, -74.526267
  • 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 Glen Alpin

• 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Since Glen Alpin 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 Glen Alpin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Alpin ...

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.

• Birch Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
• Floral Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Green Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Hickory Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
• Liberty Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
• Littleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Long Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
• Lyons
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Mount Freedom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
• Pill Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
• Pleasant Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Pleasantville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Rosedale Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village

How Far From Glen Alpin 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 Glen Alpin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Alpin to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 184 miles [296.1 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 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'