Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parkway Pines:
  • 40.102893, -74.149585
  • 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 Parkway Pines

• 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 Parkway Pines is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Parkway Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkway Pines ...

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.

• Bricktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bricktown is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
• Cedar Bridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bridge is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bridge
• Coventry Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
• Greenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Herbertsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
• Lanes Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
• Maxim
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Ramtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
• Seven Stars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Stars is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Spruce Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens

How Far From Parkway Pines 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 Parkway Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parkway Pines to Freehold, 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 174 miles [280 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'