Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lafayette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lafayette and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lafayette
- 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 Lafayette:
- 41.098430, -74.688496
- 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 Lafayette
- 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Lafayette is near Monmouth County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- eBird sighting report for Morris 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lafayette ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Lafayette.
Within New Jersey, the name Lafayette is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Linn County
- This Lafayette is located in Linn County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Lafayette.
- Louisa County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lafayette [Louisa County].
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lafayette [Doniphan County].
- Stevens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lafayette [Stevens County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Lafayette Parish
- This Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Lafayette.
- Orleans Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Lafayette [Orleans Parish].
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Gratiot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lafayette [Gratiot County].
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lafayette [Kent County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Lafayette is located in Allen County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Lafayette.
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Lafayette.
- Holmes County
- This community is historic and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Lafayette.
- Madison County
- This Lafayette is located in Madison County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the west of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Lafayette.
- Medina County
- This Lafayette is located in Medina County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the west of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Lafayette.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Lafayette is located in McKean County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Lafayette.
- Montgomery County
- This Lafayette is located in Montgomery County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southwest of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lafayette.
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Macon County
- This Lafayette is located in Macon County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Lafayette.
- Putnam County
- This Lafayette is located in Putnam County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the west southwest of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Lafayette.
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lamar County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Lafayette.
- Upshur County
- This Lafayette is located in Upshur County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Lafayette.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Lafayette is located in Montgomery County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lafayette that is located in Sussex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lafayette.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lafayette [Orange County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lafayette ...
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.
- Beaver Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
- Big Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Sussex County
- Clearwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Sussex County
- Harmonyvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmonyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyvale
- Harmonyvale is located in Sussex County
- Houses Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houses Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Corner
- Houses Corner is located in Sussex County
- Lake Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
- Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Roys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Lafayette 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 Lafayette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lafayette and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lafayette to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 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 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,292 miles [6,907.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lafayette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lafayette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lafayette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0984, Longitude: -74.6885 In this case, the coordinates for Lafayette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lafayette could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lafayette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.31 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.995 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.791 degrees. |