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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 Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landing and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Landing:
    • 40.905099, -74.665161
    • 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 Landing
  • 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 Landing is near Sussex County and also Warren 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 Warren 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 Landing

Communities Also Named Landing ...

We found five communities that are also named Landing.

Within New Jersey, the name Landing is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Landing is located in Sussex County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south of the Landing that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Landing.
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • This Landing is located in Franklin County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Landing that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Landing.
    • Missouri
      • Ralls County
      • This Landing is located in Ralls County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west of the Landing that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Landing.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Landing is located in Suffolk County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the east of the Landing that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Landing.
    • Quebec
      • This Landing lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north of the Landing that is located in Morris County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Landing ...

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.

  • Cranberry Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cranberry Lake is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Flanders
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Flanders is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Hilltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hilltown is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
  • Lake Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Junction is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
  • Ledgewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ledgewood is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
  • Lower Longwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
  • Mount Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Point Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Roseville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Roseville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Silver Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Silver Springs is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Spicertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Spicertown is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Landing 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 Landing 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 47 miles [75.6 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 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 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Landing) 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 Landing 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 Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9051, Longitude: -74.6652       In this case, the coordinates for Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.316 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.97 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.866 degrees.