Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Readington:
  • 40.568714, -74.737662
  • 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 Readington

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Readington ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cloverhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cloverhill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverhill
• Darts Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Darts Mills is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darts Mills
• Flagtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flagtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagtown
• Green Knoll
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Knoll is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knoll
• Lanes Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanes Crossing is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Crossing
• Milltown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Milltown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Pleasant Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
• Potterstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
• Three Bridges
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Bridges is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Bridges
• Whitehouse Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station
• Woods Tavern
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Tavern is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Tavern

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

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

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Readington to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'