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

  • 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 Mettler:
    • 40.499271, -74.541822
    • 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 Mettler
  • 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Since Mettler is near Middlesex County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Mettler

Communities Also Named Mettler ...

We found one communities that are also named Mettler.

Within New Jersey, the name Mettler is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Mettler is located in Kern County and lies 2,427 miles [3,905.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mettler that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Mettler.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mettler ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Black Horse is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
  • Chimney Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Rock is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
  • Clyde
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Clyde is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Fieldville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
  • Lincoln Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Maple Meade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
  • Middlebush
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
  • Pleasant Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Possumtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Randolphville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
    • Red Lion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Sixmile Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run
    • Society Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
    • Sunset Hill Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Hill Garden is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Garden
    • Woods Tavern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Woods Tavern is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Tavern

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

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

  • Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mettler to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of 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 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mettler) 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 Mettler 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 Mettler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4993, Longitude: -74.5418       In this case, the coordinates for Mettler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.283 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.869 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.991 degrees.