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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 Lower Fairmount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Fairmount 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 Lower Fairmount:
    • 40.705934, -74.774886
    • 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 Lower Fairmount
  • 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
    • Since Lower Fairmount is near Morris County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Lower Fairmount

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Fairmount ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Burnt Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Farmersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Greater Cross Roads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
  • Little Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
  • Long Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Long Valley is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
  • Mountainville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Peapack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peapack is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
  • Pierce Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Potterstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
    • Pottersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Scrappy Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
    • Springtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Springtown is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Whitehouse Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station

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

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

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Fairmount to Flemington, with an average speed<2> 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 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lower Fairmount) 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 Lower Fairmount 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 Lower Fairmount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7059, Longitude: -74.7749       In this case, the coordinates for Lower Fairmount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.401 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.035 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.002 degrees.