Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mystic Island:
  • 39.564478, -74.378743
  • 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 Mystic Island

• 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Mystic Island is near Burlington County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Mystic Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mystic Island ...

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.

• Bass River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bass River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
• Charcoal Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charcoal Landing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charcoal Landing
• Haven Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Haven Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Beach
• Leektown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leektown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leektown
• Merrygold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrygold is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrygold
• Oyster Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
• Scow Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scow Landing is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scow Landing
• Spray Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Spray Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray Beach
• Unionville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Unionville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wading River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wading River
  • From Mystic Island to Wading River

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

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

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mystic Island to Toms River, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'