Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hyson:
  • 40.140947, -74.266534
  • 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 Hyson

• 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Hyson is near Monmouth County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Hyson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyson ...

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.

• Bergerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
• Coventry Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
• Georgia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Georgia is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Greenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lake Club
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
• Land of Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
• Maryland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maryland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• Maxim
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Spruce Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens
• Vista Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

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

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

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hyson to Toms River, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 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 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'