Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ramtown:
  • 40.120948, -74.143752
  • 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 Ramtown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramtown ...

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.

• Bricktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bricktown is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
• Cedar Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bridge is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bridge
• Coventry Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Coventry Square is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Square
• Greenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Herbertsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
• Lake Club
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
• Land of Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
• Lanes Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
• Maxim
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Seven Stars
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Stars is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Spruce Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ramtown to Freehold, 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'