Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Raritan Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raritan Manor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Raritan Manor
- 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 Raritan Manor:
- 40.536493, -74.336537
- 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 Raritan Manor
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Raritan Manor is near Richmond County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raritan Manor ...
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.
- Clara Barton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
- Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
- Edgar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fords
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hopelawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
- Nixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Oak Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Pumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sand Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
- Valentine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Raritan Manor 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 Raritan Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Raritan Manor and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Raritan Manor to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,297 miles [6,915.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raritan Manor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raritan Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raritan Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5365, Longitude: -74.3365 In this case, the coordinates for Raritan Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Raritan Manor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.733 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.886 degrees. |