Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mahola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mahola and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mahola

• 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 Mahola:
  • 41.035426, -74.592146
  • 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 Mahola

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Mahola is near Morris County and also Monmouth 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 Monmouth 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 Mahola

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mahola ...

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.

• Beaver Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Lake is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
• Big Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Big Springs is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Clearwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clearwater is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Edison
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Edison is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edison
  • From Mahola to Edison
• Green Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Lake is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
• Green Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Pond is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Houses Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Houses Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Corner
• Lake Mohawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
• Lower Longwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
• Mount Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Roseville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Russia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Russia is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia

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

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

• Newton, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the West.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Mahola to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 196 miles [315.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'