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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 Richfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Richfield:
    • 40.868988, -74.172645
    • 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 Richfield
  • 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 Passaic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
    • Since Richfield is near Essex County and also Bergen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen 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 Richfield

Communities Also Named Richfield ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Richfield.

Within New Jersey, the name Richfield is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Richfield.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Richfield [Orange County].
      • Tehama County
      • This Richfield is located in Tehama County and lies 2,491 miles [4,008.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Richfield.
    • Colorado
      • Conejos County
      • This Richfield is located in Conejos County and lies 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<2> to the west of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conejos County community of Richfield.
    • Florida
      • Manatee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Richfield [Manatee County].
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Richfield is located in Chatham County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Richfield.
    • Idaho
      • Lincoln County
      • This Richfield is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Richfield.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Richfield is located in Adams County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<2> to the west of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Richfield.
    • Iowa
      • Fayette County
      • This Richfield is located in Fayette County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Richfield.
    • Kansas
      • Morton County
      • This Richfield is located in Morton County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<2> to the west of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Richfield.
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Richfield [Genesee County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Richfield is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Richfield.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Charles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Richfield [Saint Charles County].
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy County
      • This Richfield is located in Sarpy County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<2> to the west of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Richfield.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • This Richfield is located in Otsego County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Richfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • This Richfield is located in Stanly County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Richfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Richfield lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This Richfield is located in Summit County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the west of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Richfield.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Juniata County
      • This Richfield is located in Juniata County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<2> to the west of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Richfield.
    • Utah
      • Sevier County
      • This Richfield is located in Sevier County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<2> to the west of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Richfield.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washington County
      • This Richfield is located in Washington County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richfield that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Richfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richfield ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Great Notch
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
  • Hackensack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
  • Kingsland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsland is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
  • Lake View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake View is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Little Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Meadow Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
  • Mountain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Nutley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Nutley is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
  • Packanack Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
  • Preakness
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Preakness is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
  • Saddle Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
  • Two Bridges
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Two Bridges is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richfield and extending to:

  • Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies just to the North.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Richfield to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 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 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Richfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Richfield 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 Richfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8690, Longitude: -74.1726       In this case, the coordinates for Richfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.025 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.637 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.666 degrees.