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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 Ledgewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ledgewood 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 Ledgewood:
- 40.881210, -74.655994
- 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 Ledgewood
- 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 Ledgewood 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 Ledgewood
Communities Also Named Ledgewood ...
We found two communities that are also named Ledgewood.
Within New Jersey, the name Ledgewood is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Ledgewood is located in Fayette County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ledgewood that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ledgewood.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ledgewood that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Ledgewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ledgewood ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Hilltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Lake Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Junction is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Landing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
- Mount Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Point Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Spicertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spicertown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown
How Far From Ledgewood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ledgewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ledgewood and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ledgewood to Morristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 45 miles [72.4 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 186 miles [299.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ledgewood) 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 Ledgewood 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 Ledgewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8812, Longitude: -74.6560 In this case, the coordinates for Ledgewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.313 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.873 degrees. |
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