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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 Hensfoot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hensfoot and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hensfoot:
    • 40.629546, -74.969058
    • 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 Hensfoot
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
    • Since Hensfoot is near Warren County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Hensfoot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hensfoot ...

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.

  • Bells Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
  • Cherryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Jutland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
  • Kingtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Little York
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Little York is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Littletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
  • Mariannes Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pierce Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
  • Quakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spruce Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
    • Sunnyside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Union
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

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

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

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hensfoot to Flemington, 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Hensfoot) 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 Hensfoot 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 Hensfoot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6295, Longitude: -74.9691       In this case, the coordinates for Hensfoot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.525 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.163 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.12 degrees.