Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pines Lake:
  • 40.991764, -74.262092
  • 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 Pines Lake

• 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 Pines Lake is near Morris County and also Bergen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen 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 Pines Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pines Lake ...

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.

• Butler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Butler is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Charlotteburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Charlotteburg is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteburg
• Crystal Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Echo Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Fardale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fardale is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fardale
• Great Notch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
• Green Pond Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond Junction is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Junction
• Ho-Ho-Kus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
• Little Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Meadow Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
• Mountain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Packanack Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Preakness
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Preakness is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
  • Smoke Rise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
  • Stonetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stonetown is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
  • Two Bridges
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Two Bridges is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges

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

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

• Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Pines Lake 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 about three full 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 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,277 miles [6,883.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'