Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Land of Pines:
  • 40.158169, -74.228755
  • 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 Land of Pines

• 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Since Land of Pines is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Land of Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Land of Pines ...

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.

• Bergerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
• Coventry Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
• Georgia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgia is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Greenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lake Club
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
• Maxim
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Ramtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
• Shacks Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
• Vista Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Land of Pines 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 just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'