Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rochelle Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rochelle Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rochelle Park
- 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 Rochelle Park:
- 40.907289, -74.075441
- 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 Rochelle Park
- 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 Bergen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- Since Rochelle Park is near Passaic County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- eBird sighting report for Essex 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
Communities Also Named Rochelle Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Rochelle Park.
Within New Jersey, the name Rochelle Park is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Rochelle Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Rochelle Park is located in Westchester County and lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east of the Rochelle Park that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Rochelle Park.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rochelle Park ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
- Great Notch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
- Great Notch is located in Passaic County
- Hackensack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Kings Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
- Kings Woods is located in Bergen County
- Kingsland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Little Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
- Meadow Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bergen County
- Nutley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Preakness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - River Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
- Saddle Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
- Teaneck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County
- Preakness
How Far From Rochelle Park 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 Rochelle Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rochelle Park and extending to:
- Hackensack, which is the Seat of Bergen County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Rochelle Park 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rochelle Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bergen County: www.co.bergen.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rochelle Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rochelle Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9073, Longitude: -74.0754 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Rochelle Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.607 degrees. |