Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morehousetown:
  • 40.796767, -74.340983
  • 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 Morehousetown

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Morehousetown is near Morris County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Morehousetown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morehousetown ...

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.

• Birch Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Floral Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Hickory Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
• Maplewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Orange is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Overlook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Overlook is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Rosedale Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
• Short Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
• Wyoming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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

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

• Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morehousetown to Newark, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,288 miles [6,900.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'