Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hoboken, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoboken and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hoboken
- 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 Hoboken:
- 40.742765, -74.032122
- 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 Hoboken
- 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 Hudson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hudson County
- Since Hoboken is near New York County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New York County
- eBird sighting report for Kings 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 Hoboken ...
We found eight communities that share the name Hoboken.
Within New Jersey, the name Hoboken is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Hoboken is located in Barbour County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hoboken that is located in Hudson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Hoboken.
- Marengo County
- This Hoboken is located in Marengo County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the west southwest of the Hoboken that is located in Hudson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Hoboken.
- California
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Hoboken is located in Brantley County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hoboken that is located in Hudson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Hoboken.
- Pierce County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hoboken [Pierce County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoboken ...
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.
- Chinatown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hell's Kitchen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
- Knickerbocker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Little Italy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in New York County (NY)
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Peter Cooper Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Rhinelander Gardens ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinelander Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander Gardens
- Rhinelander Gardens is located in New York County (NY)
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Union City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- University Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Vinegar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County (NY)
How Far From Hoboken 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 city such as Hoboken to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hoboken and extending to:
- Jersey City, which is the Seat of Hudson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hoboken to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hoboken: www.ci.hoboken.nj.us/
The official website for Hudson County: www.hudsoncountynj.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoboken) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoboken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7428, Longitude: -74.0321 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hoboken 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hoboken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hoboken 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 305.955 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.537 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.662 degrees. |