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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 Marble Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble Hill 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 Marble Hill:
    • 40.885932, -74.934893
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Marble Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Marble Hill ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Marble Hill.

Within New Jersey, the name Marble Hill is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Pickens County
      • This Marble Hill is located in Pickens County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Marble Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Marble Hill [Gibson County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Marble Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Marble Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Marble Hill.
      • Howard County
      • This Marble Hill is located in Howard County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Marble Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Bollinger County
      • This Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Marble Hill.
    • New York
      • Bronx County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Marble Hill [Bronx County].
      • New York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Marble Hill [New York County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Marble Hill lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marble Hill that is located in Warren County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Marble Hill [Somerset County].
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Marble Hill is located in Blount County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Marble Hill.
      • Moore County
      • This Marble Hill is located in Moore County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km] to the west southwest of the Marble Hill that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Marble Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble Hill ...

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.

  • Buttzville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
    • Buttzville is located in Warren County
  • Delaware
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Warren County
  • Ebenezer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Warren County
  • Great Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
    • Great Meadows is located in Warren County
  • Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Warren County
  • Long Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
    • Long Bridge is located in Warren County
  • Marksboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksboro
    • Marksboro is located in Warren County
  • Polkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Warren County
  • Rockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Warren County
  • Vail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Vail is located in Warren County
  • Walnut Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
    • Walnut Valley is located in Warren County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marble Hill and extending to:

  • Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Marble Hill to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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 176 miles [283.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marble Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

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- Marble Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marble Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8859, Longitude: -74.9349       In this case, the coordinates for Marble Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Marble Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Marble Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.479 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.152 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.993 degrees.









 

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