Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Malapardis:
  • 40.829544, -74.431820
  • 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 Malapardis

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Since Malapardis is near Essex County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Malapardis

Curious and Interesting Names Near Malapardis ...

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.

• Birch Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
• Fox Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fox Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Green Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Hickory Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
• Lake Arrowhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Littleton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Littleton is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Powerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Powerville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
• Rockaway Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rockaway Valley is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Valley
• Rosedale Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
• Union Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Malapardis to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 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 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 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 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'