Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holmeson:
  • 40.165668, -74.416817
  • 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 Holmeson

• 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 Holmeson is near Ocean County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Holmeson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holmeson ...

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.

• Elton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elton is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Fair Play
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Francis Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
• Leesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Maryland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maryland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prospertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
• Red Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
• Robinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
• Stone Tavern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
• Sweetman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
• Vista Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holmeson to Freehold, 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 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about 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 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'