Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mercer:
  • 40.304274, -74.684881
  • 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 Mercer

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Mercer ...

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 Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clarksville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Dutch Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
• Edinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
• Grovers Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grovers Mill is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovers Mill
• Lewisville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Mount Rose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
• Post Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
• Princessville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Princessville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
• Quaker Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
• Rosedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Slackwoods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods

How Far From Port Mercer 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 Port Mercer 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 Mercer and extending to:

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the southwest (SW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Port Mercer to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 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 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'