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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 Holmdel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holmdel and the surrounding area.
- 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 Holmdel:
- 40.345168, -74.184447
- 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 Holmdel
- 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 Holmdel 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 Holmdel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holmdel ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colts Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Everett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Gordons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Herberts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Herberts Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Smocks Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Town Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Town Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Brook
How Far From Holmdel 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 Holmdel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Holmdel and extending to:
- Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Holmdel to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holmdel) 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 Holmdel 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 Holmdel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3452, Longitude: -74.1844 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.087 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.905 degrees. |
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