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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 Hamilton Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamilton Square and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hamilton Square:
- 40.227332, -74.653213
- 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 Hamilton Square
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Hamilton Square is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Hamilton Square
Communities Also Named Hamilton Square ...
We found one communities that are also named Hamilton Square.
Within New Jersey, the name Hamilton Square is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Hamilton Square in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- This Hamilton Square is located in Monroe County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamilton Square that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hamilton Square.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton Square ...
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.
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Dutch Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
- Edinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Golden Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
- Groveville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Groveville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Hickory Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Mile Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Hollow is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Hollow
- Pages Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Parsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Post Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Post Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
- Princessville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Quaker Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
- Robbinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Slackwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
- Spring Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- White Horse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Hamilton Square 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 Hamilton Square to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamilton Square and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the West.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hamilton Square to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton Square) 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 Hamilton Square 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 Hamilton Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2273, Longitude: -74.6532 In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.376 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.93 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.158 degrees. |
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