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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 Prallsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prallsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Prallsville:
    • 40.411797, -74.986525
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Prallsville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prallsville ...

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.

  • Barbertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carversville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottageville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottageville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
    • Cottageville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Deer Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Hood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Kingwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Kingwood is located in Hunterdon County
  • Locktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lumberville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Milltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Peters Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
    • Peters Corner is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Point Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Point Pleasant is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <1>
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    • Raven Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Reeder
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
      • Reeder is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Sand Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Hunterdon County
    • Sergeantsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tumble Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tumble Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumble Falls
      • Tumble Falls is located in Hunterdon County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Prallsville and extending to:

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prallsville to Flemington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prallsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prallsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prallsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4118, Longitude: -74.9865       In this case, the coordinates for Prallsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Prallsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.556 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.163 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.222 degrees.




 

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