Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Perrineville:
  • 40.228444, -74.440706
  • 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 Perrineville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perrineville ...

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.

• Clearbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Elton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elton is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Fair Play
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Francis Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
• Gravel Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Half Acre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Hickory Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
• Maryland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maryland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• Middlesex Downs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Red Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
  • Robinsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
  • Stone Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
  • Sweetman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
  • Twin Rivers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
  • Union Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Perrineville to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'