Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Green Pond Junction:
  • 41.027320, -74.416543
  • 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 Green Pond Junction

• 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 Green Pond Junction is near Passaic County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Green Pond Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Pond Junction ...

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.

• Butler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Butler is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Charlotteburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Charlotteburg is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteburg
• Echo Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Green Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Lake is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
• Green Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Hibernia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Holland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Lyonsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lyonsville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Postville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Postville is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
• Rockaway Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockaway Valley is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Valley
• Russia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Russia is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
• Smoke Rise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Uttertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Uttertown is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttertown

How Far From Green Pond Junction 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 Green Pond Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Pond Junction to Morristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'