Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glenfield:
  • 40.743156, -74.405152
  • 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 Glenfield

• 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 Glenfield is near Union County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Glenfield

Communities Also Named Glenfield ...

We found six communities that are also named Glenfield.

Within New Jersey, the name Glenfield is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Union County
    • This Glenfield is located in Union County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glenfield that is located in Morris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Glenfield.
  • New York
    • Lewis County
    • This Glenfield is located in Lewis County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glenfield that is located in Morris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Glenfield.
  • North Carolina
    • Greene County
    • This Glenfield is located in Greene County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Glenfield that is located in Morris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Glenfield.
  • North Dakota
    • Foster County
    • This Glenfield is located in Foster County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glenfield that is located in Morris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Foster County community of Glenfield.
  • Ontario
    • This Glenfield lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glenfield that is located in Morris County.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Allegheny County
    • This Glenfield is located in Allegheny County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the west of the Glenfield that is located in Morris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Glenfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenfield ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
• Floral Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Green Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Hickory Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
• Long Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
• Milltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Overlook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Overlook is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Pleasant Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Pleasantville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Rosedale Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
• Short Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
• Stony Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stony Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
• Union Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Village is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
• Woodland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenfield and extending to:

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Glenfield 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 188 miles [302.6 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 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'