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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 Pages Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pages Corner 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 Pages Corner:
- 40.213443, -74.583211
- 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 Pages Corner
- 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 Pages Corner is near Mercer County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Pages Corner
Communities Also Named Pages Corner ...
We found three communities that are also named Pages Corner.
Within New Jersey, the name Pages Corner is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pages Corner that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Pages Corner.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north of the Pages Corner that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Pages Corner.
- Vermont
- Chittenden County
- This Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pages Corner that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Pages Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pages Corner ...
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.
- Cream Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Dutch Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Fair Play
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Golden Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
- Groveville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Groveville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Hickory Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Kirbys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirbys Mills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mills
- Locust Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
- Parsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Post Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
- Quaker Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Red Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Robbinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
- Spring Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Stone Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
- Twin Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- White Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Pages Corner 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 Pages Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pages Corner and extending to:
- Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pages Corner to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pages Corner) 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 Pages Corner 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 Pages Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2134, Longitude: -74.5832 In this case, the coordinates for Pages Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.336 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.883 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.134 degrees. |
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