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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 Lincroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincroft 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 Lincroft:
    • 40.330944, -74.121104
    • 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 Lincroft
  • 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Since Lincroft is near Middlesex County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Lincroft

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincroft ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Indian Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
  • Colts Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooks Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
  • Dogs Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
  • Everett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Everett is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Leonardo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonardo is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
  • Leonardville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
  • Little Silver Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Little Silver Point is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Silver Point
  • Locust
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Long Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Oceanic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oceanic is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanic
    • Red Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Sands Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sands Point is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
    • Smocks Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
    • Town Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Town Brook is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Brook
    • Wayside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lincroft to Freehold, 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,296 miles [6,913.7 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 from Point A (ie- Lincroft) 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 Lincroft 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 Lincroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3309, Longitude: -74.1211    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.051 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.579 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.884 degrees.