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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 Pierce Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pierce Heights 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 Pierce Heights:
    • 40.663157, -74.884334
    • 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 Pierce Heights
  • 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 Pierce Heights is near Warren County and also Morris 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 Morris 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 Pierce Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pierce Heights ...

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.

  • Anthony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Bells Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
  • Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Hensfoot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
  • Jutland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
  • Kingtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Little Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
  • Mariannes Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
  • Mountainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Potterstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Red Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
    • Spruce Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
    • Sunnyside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Union
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Union is located in Hunterdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Pierce Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pierce Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pierce Heights to Flemington, 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 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce Heights) 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 Pierce Heights 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 Pierce Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6632, Longitude: -74.8843       In this case, the coordinates for Pierce Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.471 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.107 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.068 degrees.