Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hewitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hewitt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hewitt
- 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 Hewitt:
- 41.141762, -74.310706
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hewitt
- 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 Passaic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- Since Hewitt is near Orange County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Sussex 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hewitt ...
We found ten communities that share the name Hewitt.
Within New Jersey, the name Hewitt is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Minnesota
- New Brunswick
- This Hewitt lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hewitt that is located in Passaic County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hewitt ...
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.
- Cooper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Eagle Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
- Eagle Valley is located in Orange County (NY)
- Greenwood Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
- Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <4>
- Indian Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Indian Park is located in Orange County (NY)
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Moe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Monks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Skylands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Stonetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Uttertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Hewitt 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 Hewitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hewitt and extending to:
- Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hewitt to Paterson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hewitt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hewitt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hewitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1418, Longitude: -74.3107 In this case, the coordinates for Hewitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hewitt could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hewitt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.079 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.741 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.605 degrees. |