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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 Legler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Legler 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 Legler:
    • 40.050671, -74.334869
    • 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 Legler
  • 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 Legler is near Monmouth County and also Burlington 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 Burlington 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 Legler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Legler ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Camelot is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Coventry Square
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
  • Francis Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Holiday Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Lake Club
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
  • Leesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leesville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leisure Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
  • Maple Shade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Shade is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Maryland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maryland is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Prospertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
    • Seven Stars
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Seven Stars is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Silver Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
    • Spruce Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens
    • Suburban Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Suburban Park is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
    • Vista Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

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

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

  • Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Legler to Toms River, 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Legler) 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 Legler 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 Legler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0507, Longitude: -74.3349       In this case, the coordinates for Legler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.205 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.709 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.098 degrees.