Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Matchaponix:
  • 40.338442, -74.379038
  • 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 Matchaponix

• 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Matchaponix is near Monmouth County and also Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Matchaponix

Curious and Interesting Names Near Matchaponix ...

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.

• Clearbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Gordons Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
• Gravel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Half Acre
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Jamesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
• Jamesburg Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jamesburg Gardens is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Gardens
• Jamesburg Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
• Middlesex Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
• Robertsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Texas
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Texas is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Union Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Matchaponix to New Brunswick, 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 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 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'