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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 Pittstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittstown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pittstown:
- 40.582037, -74.959223
- 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 Pittstown
- 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 Pittstown is near Bucks County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Pittstown
Communities Also Named Pittstown ...
We found one communities that are also named Pittstown.
Within New Jersey, the name Pittstown is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Pittstown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Rensselaer County
- This Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pittstown that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Pittstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittstown ...
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.
- Baptistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Gary Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gary Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Corner
- Hensfoot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
- Jutland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
- Littletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Quakertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Pittstown 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 Pittstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittstown and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pittstown to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- 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).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pittstown) 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 Pittstown 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 Pittstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5820, Longitude: -74.9592 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.523 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.136 degrees. |
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