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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 Marshalls Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshalls Corner 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 Marshalls Corner:
    • 40.361495, -74.795996
    • 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 Marshalls 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Since Marshalls Corner is near Hunterdon County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Marshalls Corner

Communities Also Named Marshalls Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Marshalls Corner.

Within New Jersey, the name Marshalls Corner is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Marshalls Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marshalls Corner that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Marshalls Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshalls 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.

  • Bear Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Harts Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harts Corner is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
  • Lewisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Mount Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
  • Princessville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Princessville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
  • Rock Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Mill is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
  • Rocktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocktown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Skillman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skillman is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
  • Stoutsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Zion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Marshalls Corner to Trenton, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 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- Marshalls Corner) 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 Marshalls Corner 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 Marshalls Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3615, Longitude: -74.7960       In this case, the coordinates for Marshalls Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.448 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.033 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.161 degrees.