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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 Manitou Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manitou Park 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 Manitou Park:
- 39.972340, -74.183752
- 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 Manitou Park
- 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Since Manitou Park is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Manitou Park
Communities Also Named Manitou Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Manitou Park.
Within New Jersey, the name Manitou Park is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Manitou Park in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Manitou Park lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Manitou Park that is located in Ocean County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manitou Park ...
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.
- Anchorage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorage is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Evergreen Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Holiday City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Island Beach Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Shade
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Shade is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- River Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Bank is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bank
- Silver Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
- Silver Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Snug Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Suburban Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Suburban Park is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
- Toms River
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
How Far From Manitou Park 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 Manitou Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manitou Park and extending to:
- Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Manitou Park to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,731 miles [9,223.2 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 4,312 miles [6,939.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manitou Park) 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 Manitou Park 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 Manitou Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9723, Longitude: -74.1838 In this case, the coordinates for Manitou Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.124 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.605 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.068 degrees. |
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