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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 Moerls Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moerls Corner 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 Moerls Corner:
- 40.360656, -74.317595
- 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 Moerls 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Moerls Corner is near Monmouth County and also Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Moerls Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moerls 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.
- Cheesequake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gordons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Gravel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Herberts Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herberts Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
- Jamesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamesburg Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jamesburg Gardens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Gardens
- Jamesburg Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
- Laurel Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Middlesex Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Robertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Smocks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tanners Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Texas is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Moerls Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moerls 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 Moerls Corner and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moerls Corner to New Brunswick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 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 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,303 miles [6,925 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- Moerls 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 Moerls 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 Moerls Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3607, Longitude: -74.3176 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.164 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.955 degrees. |
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