Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Long Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Long Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 40.785933, -74.780164
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Long Valley
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Morris County
- Since Long Valley is near Warren County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Long Valley ...
We found six communities that share the name Long Valley.
Within New Jersey, the name Long Valley is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Coconino County
- This Long Valley is located in Coconino County and lies 2,028 miles [3,263.7 km]<1> to the west of the Long Valley that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Long Valley.
- California
- Lassen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Long Valley [Lassen County].
- Nevada
- Storey County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Storey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Long Valley.
- Washoe County
- This community is historic and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Long Valley.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Long Valley is located in Bradford County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northwest of the Long Valley that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Long Valley.
- South Dakota
- Jackson County
- This Long Valley is located in Jackson County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Valley that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Long Valley.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Valley ...
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.
- Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Drakestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
- Drakestown is located in Morris County
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Flanders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Little Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
- Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
- Mountainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
- Pottersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Scrappy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrappy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
- Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Springtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Morris County
How Far From Long Valley 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 Long Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Valley and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Long Valley to Morristown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 39 miles [62.8 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7859, Longitude: -74.7802 In this case, the coordinates for Long Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Long Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Long Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.396 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.969 degrees. |