Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lamington:
  • 40.660935, -74.717384
  • 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 Lamington

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Lamington is near Hunterdon County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Lamington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamington ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Farmersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Greater Cross Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Green Knoll
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Knoll is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knoll
• Lanes Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lanes Crossing is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Crossing
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mountainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Peapack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Potterstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
• Pottersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Whitehouse Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station

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

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

• Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lamington to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 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 6,433 miles [10,352.9 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>'