Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pluckemin:
  • 40.645657, -74.639048
  • 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 Pluckemin

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Pluckemin is near Hunterdon County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Pluckemin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pluckemin ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Greater Cross Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Green Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Knoll is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knoll
• Lanes Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanes Crossing is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Crossing
• Liberty Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
• Lyons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Martinsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Milltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Milltown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mount Horeb
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Peapack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Pill Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
• Round Top
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Round Top is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top

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

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

• Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Pluckemin 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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'