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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 Durham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Durham 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 Durham:
    • 40.784823, -74.032918
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on New Durham
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named New Durham ...

We found four communities that share the name New Durham.

There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named New Durham.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Middlesex County
      • This New Durham is located in Middlesex County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Durham that is located in Hudson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of New Durham.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • New Durham #1
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=40.784823&lon=-74.032918&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for New Durham.
    • New Hampshire
      • Strafford County
      • This New Durham is located in Strafford County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Durham that is located in Hudson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of New Durham.
    • Ontario
      • This New Durham lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Durham that is located in Hudson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Durham ...

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.

  • Chinatown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • Chinatown is located in New York County (NY)
  • Esplanade Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esplanade Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esplanade Gardens
    • Esplanade Gardens is located in New York County (NY)
  • Gracie Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracie Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie Square
    • Gracie Square is located in New York County (NY)
  • Harlem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
  • Hell's Kitchen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
    • Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
  • Kingsland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Bergen County
  • Knickerbocker Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
    • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County (NY)
  • Little Italy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Little Italy is located in New York County (NY)
  • Long Island City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Marion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hudson County
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
      • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Rhinelander Gardens ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinelander Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander Gardens
      • Rhinelander Gardens is located in New York County (NY)
    • Rose Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in New York County (NY)
    • Union City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Hudson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
    • University Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in New York County (NY)

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

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

  • Jersey City, which is the Seat of Hudson County, lies just to the South.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from New Durham to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 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 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Durham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hudson County: www.hudsoncountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Durham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Durham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7848, Longitude: -74.0329       In this case, the coordinates for New Durham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Durham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.951 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.539 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.643 degrees.









 

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