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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 Lawrenceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville:
    • 40.302567, -74.734583
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lawrenceville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lawrenceville ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Lawrenceville.

Within New Jersey, the name Lawrenceville is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Henry County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Henry County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Arkansas
      • Monroe County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Grant County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Lawrenceville.
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Greene County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the north of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Steuben County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lawrenceville [Steuben County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Ulster County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Clark County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lawrenceville [Tuscarawas County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the west of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Tioga County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the northwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Quebec
      • This Lawrenceville lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Lawrenceville.
    • West Virginia
      • Hancock County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lawrenceville that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Lawrenceville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawrenceville ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Mercer County
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Mercer County
  • Clarksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Mercer County
  • Harts Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
    • Harts Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Mercer County
  • Lewisville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Mercer County
  • Marshalls Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
    • Marshalls Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Mount Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
    • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
  • Post Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
    • Post Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Princessville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princessville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
    • Princessville is located in Mercer County
  • Quaker Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
    • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
  • Slackwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slackwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
    • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County

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

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

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lawrenceville to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawrenceville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lawrenceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawrenceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3026, Longitude: -74.7346    
<2>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 Lawrenceville 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawrenceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lawrenceville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.417 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.989 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.16 degrees.




 

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