Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lyndhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyndhurst and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lyndhurst
- 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 Lyndhurst:
- 40.812045, -74.124310
- 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 Lyndhurst
- 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 Bergen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- Since Lyndhurst is near Essex County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 Lyndhurst ...
We found five communities that share the name Lyndhurst.
Within New Jersey, the name Lyndhurst is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Lyndhurst lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lyndhurst that is located in Bergen County.
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyndhurst ...
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.
- Ampere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Great Notch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
- Great Notch is located in Passaic County
- Hackensack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Kingsland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Meadow Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
- Nutley
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Essex County
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Saddle Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
How Far From Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyndhurst and extending to:
- Hackensack, which is the Seat of Bergen County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lyndhurst to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 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 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyndhurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bergen County: www.co.bergen.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyndhurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyndhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8120, Longitude: -74.1243 In this case, the coordinates for Lyndhurst 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Lyndhurst 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lyndhurst to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.003 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.602 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.671 degrees. |