Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harbor Terrace:
  • 40.508439, -74.262646
  • 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 Harbor Terrace

• 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Harbor Terrace is near Richmond County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Harbor Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor Terrace ...

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.

• Barber
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Barber is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Clara Barton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
• Edgar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Fords
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Hopelawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopelawn
• Laurel Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Pleasant Plains
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Princes Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
• Sand Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
• Seaside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaside is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
• Valentine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Valentine is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

How Far From Harbor Terrace to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harbor Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Harbor Terrace to New Brunswick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,295 miles [6,912.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'