Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Fern:
  • 40.865655, -74.578492
  • 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 Mount Fern

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Fern ...

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.

• Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Franklin is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Hilltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hilltown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Lake Arrowhead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Lake Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Junction is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
• Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
• Ledgewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ledgewood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
• Mount Freedom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Point Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Silver Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Springs is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Spicertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Spicertown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown
• Union Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Fern to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,296 miles [6,913.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'