Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oldwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oldwick and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oldwick

• 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 Oldwick:
  • 40.672601, -74.747385
  • 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 Oldwick

• 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Since Oldwick is near Somerset County and also Morris 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 Morris 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 Oldwick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oldwick ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Farmersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Greater Cross Roads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Lanes Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanes Crossing is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Crossing
• Mountainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Peapack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Potterstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
• Pottersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Whitehouse Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station

How Far From Oldwick to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oldwick to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oldwick and extending to:

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oldwick to Flemington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'