Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Middlesex Downs:
  • 40.287610, -74.403761
  • 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 Middlesex Downs

• 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 Middlesex Downs 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 Middlesex Downs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middlesex Downs ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Elton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elton is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Fair Play
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Gordons Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
• Gravel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Half Acre
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Jamesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
• Jamesburg Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jamesburg Gardens is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Gardens
• Sweetman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
• Texas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Texas is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Twin Rivers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
• Union Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Middlesex Downs to New Brunswick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• 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).<6>'