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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 Redshaw Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redshaw Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Redshaw Corner:
- 40.356775, -74.354871
- 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 Redshaw Corner
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Redshaw Corner is near Monmouth County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Redshaw Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redshaw Corner ...
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.
- Cheesequake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Clearbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Fresh Ponds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
- Gordons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Half Acre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Herberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herberts is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
- Herberts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Herberts Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
- Jamesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Jamesburg Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jamesburg Gardens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Gardens
- Jamesburg Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
- Middlesex Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Robertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Smocks Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tanners Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
- Texas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Texas is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Union Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
How Far From Redshaw Corner 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 Redshaw Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Redshaw Corner and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Redshaw Corner to New Brunswick, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 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 5,723 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 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Redshaw Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Redshaw Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Redshaw Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3568, Longitude: -74.3549 In this case, the coordinates for Redshaw Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.187 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.737 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.973 degrees. |
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