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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 Neptune City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neptune City 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 Neptune City:
- 40.200530, -74.030686
- 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 Neptune City
- 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 Neptune City is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Neptune City
Communities Also Named Neptune City ...
We found one communities that are also named Neptune City.
Within New Jersey, the name Neptune City is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Neptune City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Pershing County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Neptune City [Pershing County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neptune City ...
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.
- Cold Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
- Cooks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Deal Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deal Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Park
- Dogs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
- Green Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Herbertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Ramtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
- Sands Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sands Point is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
- Shacks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
- Shark River Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Neptune City 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 Neptune City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neptune City and extending to:
- Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Neptune City to Freehold, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Neptune City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Neptune City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Neptune City 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 Neptune City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2005, Longitude: -74.0307 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.011 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.903 degrees. |
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