Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hendrickson Corners:
  • 40.410942, -74.136531
  • 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 Hendrickson Corners

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hendrickson Corners ...

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.

• Centerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Everett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Everett is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Leonardo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Leonardo is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
• Leonardville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Red Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Town Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Town Brook is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Brook

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hendrickson Corners to Freehold, 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'