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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 41.017320, -74.477656
    • 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
  • 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 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

Communities Also Named Green Pond ...

We found nine communities that are also named Green Pond.

Within New Jersey, the name Green Pond is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Green Pond is located in Bibb County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Green Pond.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Green Pond is located in Polk County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Green Pond.
    • North Carolina
      • Scotland County
      • This Green Pond is located in Scotland County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Green Pond.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Green Pond is located in Beaufort County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Green Pond.
      • Colleton County
      • This Green Pond is located in Colleton County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the south southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Green Pond.
      • Laurens County
      • This Green Pond is located in Laurens County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Green Pond.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km] to the southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Green Pond.
    • Tennessee
      • Overton County
      • This Green Pond is located in Overton County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Green Pond.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Green Pond is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Pond that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Green Pond.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Pond ...

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.

  • Charlotteburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Charlotteburg is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteburg
  • Echo Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Edison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edison is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Green Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Lake is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Green Pond Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Pond Junction is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Junction
  • Hibernia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hibernia is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • Holland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Lower Longwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
  • Lyonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyonsville is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
  • Postville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Russia is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
  • Smoke Rise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise

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

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

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Green Pond 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 four to five hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 56 miles [90.1 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 199 miles [320.3 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 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,286 miles [6,897.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Green Pond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0173, Longitude: -74.4777       In this case, the coordinates for Green Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.192 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.848 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.734 degrees.