Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laurel Farms:
  • 40.693157, -74.780719
  • 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 Laurel Farms

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel Farms ...

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.

• Anthony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Burnt Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Farmersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Greater Cross Roads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Little Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
• Long Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Valley is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
• Mountainville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Peapack
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Pierce Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
• Potterstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
• Pottersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Scrappy Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
• Springtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Springtown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Whitehouse Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station

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

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

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laurel Farms to Flemington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'