Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Port Colden:
  • 40.763155, -74.953781
  • 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 Port Colden

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Port Colden 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 Port Colden

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Colden ...

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.

• Anthony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Bells Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
• Brass Castle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brass Castle is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
• Butler Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Butler Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Park
• Buttzville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Buttzville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
• Changewater
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
• Clarksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Cornish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornish is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
• Little Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Montana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Montana is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Red Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
  • Rockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Scrappy Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
  • Spruce Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run

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

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

• Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Port Colden 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 169 miles [272 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 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'