Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Polktown:
  • 40.671490, -74.945447
  • 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 Polktown

• 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 Polktown 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 Polktown

Communities Also Named Polktown ...

We found one communities that are also named Polktown.

Within New Jersey, the name Polktown is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Polktown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Franklin County
    • This Polktown is located in Franklin County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Polktown that is located in Hunterdon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Polktown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Polktown ...

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.

• Bells Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
• Changewater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
• Clarksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Hensfoot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
• Jutland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
• Mariannes Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
• Pierce Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
• Red Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Spruce Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
• Union
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Union is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Valley is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Polktown and extending to:

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Polktown to Flemington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 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 165 miles [265.5 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 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'