Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mariannes Corner:
  • 40.653241, -74.911355
  • 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 Mariannes Corner

• 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Since Mariannes Corner is near Warren County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Mariannes Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mariannes Corner ...

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.

• Bells Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
• Clarksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Franklin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Hensfoot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
• Jutland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jutland
  • From Mariannes Corner to Jutland
• Kingtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
• Pierce Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
• Red Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Spruce Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
• Union
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mariannes Corner to Flemington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 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 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,318 miles [6,949.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'