Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hamden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hamden
- 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 Hamden:
- 40.603435, -74.900445
- 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 Hamden
- 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Since Hamden is near Warren County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hamden ...
We found six communities that share the name Hamden.
Within New Jersey, the name Hamden is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Kansas
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamden ...
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.
- Cherryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hensfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Jutland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Kingtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Littletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
- Mariannes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariannes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Pierce Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
- Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
- Quakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Hamden 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 Hamden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamden and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Hamden to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hamden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6034, Longitude: -74.9004 In this case, the coordinates for Hamden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hamden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hamden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.115 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.101 degrees. |