Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Princeton Junction:
  • 40.317379, -74.620051
  • 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 Princeton Junction

• 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 Princeton Junction 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 Princeton Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeton Junction ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Clarksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Dutch Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
• Edinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edinburg
  • From Princeton Junction to Edinburg
• Grovers Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grovers Mill is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovers Mill
• Hickory Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
• Lewisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Little Rocky Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Little Rocky Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Hill
• Locust Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
• Post Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Post Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
• Princessville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Princessville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princessville
  • From Princeton Junction to Princessville
• Quaker Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
• Rosedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale

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

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

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Princeton Junction to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 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 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 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,318 miles [6,949.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'