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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 Homestead Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestead Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Homestead Park:
    • 40.690101, -74.450153
    • 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 Homestead Park
  • 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 Homestead Park ...

We found three communities that share the name Homestead Park.

Within New Jersey, the name Homestead Park is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Thomas County
      • This Homestead Park is located in Thomas County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Homestead Park that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Homestead Park.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Homestead Park is located in Westchester County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Homestead Park that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Homestead Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Homestead Park is located in Allegheny County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west of the Homestead Park that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Homestead Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestead Park ...

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.

  • Floral Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
    • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
  • Free Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Acres
    • Free Acres is located in Union County
  • Green Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Hickory Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
    • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
  • Long Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Long Hill is located in Morris County
  • Netherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
    • Netherwood is located in Union County
  • Pleasant Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
  • Pleasantville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
  • Scotch Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
    • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
  • Stony Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
    • Stony Hill is located in Union County
  • Union Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • Union Village is located in Somerset County
  • Woodland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Union County

How Far From Homestead Park to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homestead Park and extending to:

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the North.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Homestead Park to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 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 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,297 miles [6,915.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Homestead Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homestead Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6901, Longitude: -74.4502       In this case, the coordinates for Homestead Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Homestead Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.209 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.816 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.867 degrees.




 

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