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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.
- 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:
- 40.543715, -74.405984
- 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 Durham
- 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 Durham is near Somerset County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Durham
Communities Also Named New Durham ...
We found four communities that are also named New Durham.
There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named New Durham.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located 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 ...
- Hudson County
- This New Durham is located in Hudson County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Durham that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson 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=40.543715&lon=-74.405984&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 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Durham that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of New Durham.
- Ontario
- This New Durham lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Durham that is located in Middlesex 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.
- Clara Barton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
- Edison
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Fords
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Greensand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greensand is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Martins Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Nixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Oak Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Possumtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Potters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Pumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Randolphville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Sand Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Society Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Valentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valentine is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From New Durham 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 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:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from New Durham to Trenton, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 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 from Point A (ie- New Durham) 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 Durham 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 Durham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5437, Longitude: -74.4060 In this case, the coordinates for New Durham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.198 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.78 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.913 degrees. |
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