Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jamesburg Gardens:
  • 40.343164, -74.420428
  • 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 Jamesburg Gardens

• 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Jamesburg Gardens is near Monmouth County and also Mercer 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 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 Jamesburg Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jamesburg Gardens ...

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.

• Clearbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Fresh Ponds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
• Gravel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Half Acre
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Jamesburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
• Jamesburg Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
• Middlesex Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
• Texas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Union Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jamesburg Gardens to New Brunswick, 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'