Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hacklebarney:
  • 40.766686, -74.720665
  • 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 Hacklebarney

• 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 Hacklebarney is near Hunterdon County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Hacklebarney

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hacklebarney ...

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.

• Drakestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Drakestown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
• Farmersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmersville
  • From Hacklebarney to Farmersville
• Flanders
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
• Greater Cross Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Little Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
• Long Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Valley is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
• Mountainville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Peapack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pottersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pottersville
  • From Hacklebarney to Pottersville
• Scrappy Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Springtown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hacklebarney to Morristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 37 miles [59.5 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 over two 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 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'