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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 Natco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Natco 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 Natco:
    • 40.439830, -74.159309
    • 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 Natco
  • 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Since Natco is near Middlesex County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Natco

Communities Also Named Natco ...

We found one communities that are also named Natco.

Within New Jersey, the name Natco is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Natco in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This Natco is located in Maury County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Natco that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Natco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Natco ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Cheesequake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
  • Everett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Everett is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Leonardo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Leonardo is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
  • Leonardville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pleasant Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Princes Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Seaside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Seaside is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Town Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Town Brook is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Natco and extending to:

  • Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Natco to Freehold, 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Natco) 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 Natco 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 Natco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4398, Longitude: -74.1593       In this case, the coordinates for Natco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.063 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.61 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.852 degrees.