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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 Royce Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royce Valley 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 Royce Valley:
- 40.535381, -74.611824
- 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 Royce Valley
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Royce Valley is near Middlesex County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Royce Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royce Valley ...
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.
- Chimney Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Rock is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Fieldville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fieldville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
- Flagtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flagtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagtown
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Knoll is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knoll
- Lanes Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Crossing is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Crossing
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Middlebush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Mount Horeb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasantview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantview is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
- Possumtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
- Round Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sunset Hill Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hill Garden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Garden
- Woods Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Tavern is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Tavern
How Far From Royce Valley 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 Royce Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Royce Valley and extending to:
- Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the North.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Royce Valley 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 171 miles [275.2 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 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Royce Valley) 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 Royce Valley 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 Royce Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5354, Longitude: -74.6118 In this case, the coordinates for Royce Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.321 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.917 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.005 degrees. |
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