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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 Klinesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Klinesville 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 Klinesville:
    • 40.541492, -74.880999
    • 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 Klinesville
  • 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
    • Since Klinesville is near Somerset County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Klinesville

Communities Also Named Klinesville ...

We found two communities that are also named Klinesville.

Within New Jersey, the name Klinesville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Klinesville is located in Berks County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west of the Klinesville that is located in Hunterdon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Klinesville.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Klinesville is located in Lancaster County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west southwest of the Klinesville that is located in Hunterdon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Klinesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Klinesville ...

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.

  • Cherryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Copper Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
  • Darts Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Darts Mills is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darts Mills
  • Gary Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gary Corner is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Corner
  • Kingtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Littletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pleasant Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Point Breeze
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Quakertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Sand Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Three Bridges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Three Bridges is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Bridges

How Far From Klinesville to ...

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

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

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Klinesville to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than 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 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Klinesville) 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 Klinesville 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 Klinesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5415, Longitude: -74.8810       In this case, the coordinates for Klinesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.481 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.099 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.12 degrees.