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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 Pattenburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pattenburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pattenburg:
    • 40.636994, -75.015681
    • 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 Pattenburg
  • 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 Pattenburg is near Warren County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Pattenburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pattenburg ...

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.

  • Bells Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Hensfoot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
  • Jutland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kennedy Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
  • Kennedys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kennedys is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
  • Kingtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Little York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little York is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Littletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
  • Mariannes Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Quakertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Mills is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Springtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Springtown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Spruce Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
    • Still Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Still Valley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
    • Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Upper Black Eddy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Grove is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pattenburg and extending to:

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pattenburg to Flemington, with an average speed<3> 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 southeast (SSE). 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pattenburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Pattenburg 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 Pattenburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6370, Longitude: -75.0157    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.552 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.194 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.137 degrees.