Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hackettstown:
  • 40.852580, -74.827788
  • 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 Hackettstown

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Hackettstown is near Morris County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Hackettstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hackettstown ...

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.

• Anthony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Drakestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Drakestown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
• Flanders
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
• Great Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Great Meadows is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
• Little Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
• Long Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Long Bridge is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Bridge
  • From Hackettstown to Long Bridge
• Long Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Valley is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
• Marble Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marble Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rockport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockport is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Scrappy Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Springtown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Tranquility
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tranquility is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tranquility
  • From Hackettstown to Tranquility

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

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

• Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hackettstown to Belvidere, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'