Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Loantaka Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loantaka Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Loantaka Estates

• 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 Loantaka Estates:
  • 40.772323, -74.440153
  • 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 Loantaka Estates

• 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 Loantaka Estates is near Union County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Loantaka Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loantaka Estates ...

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.

• Birch Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
• Floral Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Green Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Hickory Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
• Littleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Long Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
• Overlook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Overlook is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Pleasant Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Pleasantville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Rosedale Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
• Short Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
• Woodland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Loantaka Estates to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'