Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pinewald:
  • 39.895674, -74.172917
  • 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 Pinewald

• 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Pinewald is near Burlington County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Pinewald

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewald ...

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 Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
• Cranberry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cranberry Hill is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Hill
• Crystal Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Double Trouble ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
• Forked River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forked River is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
• Forked River Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forked River Point is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River Point
• Glen Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glen Cove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Holly Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holly Park is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
• Island Beach Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Island Beach Heights is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Beach Heights
• River Bank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • River Bank is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bank
• Sunrise Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
• Toms River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Toms River is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River

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

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

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Pinewald to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 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 5,734 miles [9,228 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 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'