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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 Manunka Chunk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manunka Chunk and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Manunka Chunk:
    • 40.861487, -75.048230
    • 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 Manunka Chunk
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Manunka Chunk is near Northampton County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Manunka Chunk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manunka Chunk ...

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.

  • Brass Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brass Castle is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
  • Buttzville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buttzville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
  • Cornish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cornish is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Delaware
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Delaware is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Foul Rift ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Foul Rift is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
  • Hill Yard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Yard is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Yard
  • Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Marble Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marble Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Montana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Montana is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Polkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Polkville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Slateford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
  • Stone Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stone Church is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church

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

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

  • Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Manunka Chunk 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manunka Chunk) 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 Manunka Chunk 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 Manunka Chunk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8615, Longitude: -75.0482       In this case, the coordinates for Manunka Chunk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.549 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.227 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.054 degrees.