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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Laurelton:
    • 40.068727, -74.130418
    • 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 Laurelton
  • 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
    • Since Laurelton is near Monmouth County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Laurelton

Communities Also Named Laurelton ...

We found four communities that are also named Laurelton.

Within New Jersey, the name Laurelton is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Laurelton [Monroe County].
      • Queens County
      • This Laurelton is located in Queens County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Laurelton that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Laurelton.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Laurelton [Jefferson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Union County
      • This Laurelton is located in Union County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Laurelton that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Laurelton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurelton ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Anchorage is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Bricktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bricktown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
  • Cedar Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Bridge is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bridge
  • Cherry Quay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Quay is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Quay
  • Coventry Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
  • Evergreen Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
  • Green Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Island is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Herbertsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
  • Holiday City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
  • Lanes Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
  • Pine Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ramtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
    • Seven Stars
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Seven Stars is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Silver Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
    • Spruce Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurelton and extending to:

  • Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Laurelton to Trenton, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Laurelton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Laurelton 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 Laurelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0687, Longitude: -74.1304       In this case, the coordinates for Laurelton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.083 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.574 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.003 degrees.