Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Herbertsville:
  • 40.112453, -74.109500
  • 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 Herbertsville

• 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Herbertsville is near Monmouth County and also Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Herbertsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herbertsville ...

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.

• Bricktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bricktown is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
• Cedar Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bridge is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bridge
• Cherry Quay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Quay is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Quay
• Coventry Square
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Holiday City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
• Lanes Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
• Maxim
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maxim
  • From Herbertsville to Maxim
• Ramtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
• Seven Stars
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Stars is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Shark River Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
• Spruce Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens

How Far From Herbertsville to ...

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

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

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Herbertsville to Toms River, 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 northwest (WNW). 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over 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 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,303 miles [6,925 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'