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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 Madisonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madisonville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Madisonville:
- 40.719545, -74.540434
- 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 Madisonville
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Madisonville is near Morris County and also Union 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 Union 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 Madisonville
Communities Also Named Madisonville ...
We found nine communities that are also named Madisonville.
Within New Jersey, the name Madisonville is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- This Madisonville is located in Hopkins County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Madisonville.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Madisonville.
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Madisonville is located in Madison County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madisonville.
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This Madisonville is located in Ralls County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Madisonville.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Madisonville is located in Hamilton County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Madisonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- This Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Madisonville.
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Madisonville is located in Monroe County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Madisonville.
- Texas
- Madison County
- This Madisonville is located in Madison County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madisonville.
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- This Madisonville is located in Charlotte County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Madisonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madisonville ...
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.
- Free Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Free Acres is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Acres
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Hickory Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
- Liberty Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
- Long Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Lyons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Peapack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peapack is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
- Pill Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Round Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Stony Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Union Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
How Far From Madisonville 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 Madisonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madisonville and extending to:
- Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Madisonville to Somerville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Madisonville) 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 Madisonville 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 Madisonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7195, Longitude: -74.5404 In this case, the coordinates for Madisonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.26 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.878 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.893 degrees. |
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