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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 New Dover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Dover and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 New Dover:
    • 40.585104, -74.343204
    • 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 New Dover
  • 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Since New Dover is near Union County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 New Dover

Communities Also Named New Dover ...

We found one communities that are also named New Dover.

Within New Jersey, the name New Dover is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Union County
      • This New Dover is located in Union County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west of the New Dover that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Dover.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Dover ...

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.

  • Barber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barber is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Clara Barton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
  • Clark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Edgar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edison is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Fords
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fords is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
  • Hopelawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopelawn
  • Lincoln Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Netherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Netherwood is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
  • Nixon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Nixon is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Oak Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
  • Potters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Potters is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pumptown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
    • Sand Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
    • Scotch Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Scotch Plains is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
    • Valentine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Valentine is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

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

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

  • New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from New Dover to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 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 5,713 miles [9,194.2 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Dover) 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 New Dover 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 New Dover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5851, Longitude: -74.3432       In this case, the coordinates for New Dover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.157 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.739 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.867 degrees.