Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Hopatcong:
  • 40.948432, -74.617105
  • 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 Lake Hopatcong

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Hopatcong ...

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.

• Hilltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Lake Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Junction is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
• Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
• Lower Longwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Point Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Roseville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Roseville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Silver Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Springs is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Spicertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spicertown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Hopatcong to Morristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'