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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 Runyon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Runyon 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 Runyon:
- 40.434469, -74.331963
- 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 Runyon
- 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 Runyon is near Monmouth County and also Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Runyon
Communities Also Named Runyon ...
We found two communities that are also named Runyon.
Within New Jersey, the name Runyon is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Runyon is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Runyon that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Runyon.
- Kansas
- Wallace County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Runyon [Wallace County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Runyon ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clara Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
- Fords
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Greensand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensand is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
- Harbor Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Terrace is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Terrace
- Herberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Herberts is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
- Hopelawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jamesburg Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
- Laurel Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Martins Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Nixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Robertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Sand Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tanners Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Valentine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Runyon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Runyon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Runyon and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Runyon to Trenton, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Runyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Runyon 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. |
| <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 Runyon 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 Runyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4345, Longitude: -74.3320 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.165 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.929 degrees. |
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