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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Morris County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Drakestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
- Drakestown is located in Morris County
- Flanders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Great Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
- Great Meadows is located in Warren County
- Little Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
- Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
- Long Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Long Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Marble Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Warren County
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Scrappy Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrappy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
- Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Morris County
- Tranquility
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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<2> beginning in Hackettstown and extending to:
- Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hackettstown to Belvidere, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hackettstown: www.hackettstown.net/
The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hackettstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hackettstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8526, Longitude: -74.8278 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hackettstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.418 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.961 degrees. |