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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 Paterson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paterson 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 Paterson:
- 40.915808, -74.168415
- 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 Paterson
- 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 Passaic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- Since Paterson is near Bergen County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Paterson
Communities Also Named Paterson ...
We found three communities that are also named Paterson.
Within New Jersey, the name Paterson is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Paterson lies 2,172 miles [3,495.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paterson that is located in Passaic County.
- Manitoba
- This Paterson lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Paterson that is located in Passaic County.
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Paterson is located in Benton County and lies 2,273 miles [3,658 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paterson that is located in Passaic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Paterson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paterson ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Great Notch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Notch is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
- Hackensack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Nutley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Packanack Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
- Preakness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saddle Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Two Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Two Bridges is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges
How Far From Paterson 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 city such as Paterson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paterson and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Paterson to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 206 miles [331.5 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<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paterson) 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 Paterson 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 Paterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9158, Longitude: -74.1684 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.018 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.636 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.644 degrees. |
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