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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 Long Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Hill 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 Long Hill:
    • 40.707879, -74.429597
    • 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 Long Hill
  • 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 Long Hill is near Union County and also Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Long Hill

Communities Also Named Long Hill ...

We found seven communities that are also named Long Hill.

Within New Jersey, the name Long Hill is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Long Hill is located in Fairfield County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Hill that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Long Hill.
      • Middlesex County
      • This Long Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east northeast of the Long Hill that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Long Hill.
      • New Haven County
      • This Long Hill is located in New Haven County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast of the Long Hill that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Long Hill.
      • New London County
      • This Long Hill is located in New London County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east northeast of the Long Hill that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Long Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Long Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Hill that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Long Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Surry County
      • This Long Hill is located in Surry County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Hill that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Long Hill.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Long Hill lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Hill that is located in Morris County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Hill ...

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.

  • Floral Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
  • Free Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Free Acres is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Acres
  • Green Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Village is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Hickory Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
  • Overlook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Overlook is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Pleasant Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasantville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Rosedale Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
  • Scotch Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
  • Stony Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Stony Hill is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
  • Union Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Village is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
  • Woodland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Park is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Long Hill to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 186 miles [299.3 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 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,295 miles [6,912.1 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- Long Hill) 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 Long Hill 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 Long Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7079, Longitude: -74.4296       In this case, the coordinates for Long Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.195 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.803 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.85 degrees.