Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Cloud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Cloud and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Cloud
- 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 Saint Cloud:
- 40.775101, -74.273759
- 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 Saint Cloud
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Saint Cloud is near Union County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Saint Cloud ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Saint Cloud.
Within New Jersey, the name Saint Cloud is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Larimer 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 Colorado community of Saint Cloud [Larimer County].
- Florida
- Osceola County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Osceola County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Saint Cloud that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Saint Cloud.
- Kansas
- Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Saint Cloud [Dickinson County].
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saint Cloud that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Saint Cloud.
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Cloud that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Saint Cloud.
- Ray County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Ray County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km] to the west of the Saint Cloud that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Saint Cloud.
- Ontario
- This Saint Cloud lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Cloud that is located in Essex County.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Saint Cloud [Washington County].
- Washington
- Skamania County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Skamania County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saint Cloud that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Saint Cloud.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Cloud that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Saint Cloud.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saint Cloud that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Saint Cloud.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Cloud ...
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.
- Ampere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Meadow Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Nutley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Essex County
- Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rosedale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Short Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Short Hills is located in Essex County
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
- Unionburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Short Hills
How Far From Saint Cloud 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 Saint Cloud to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Cloud and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Cloud to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 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 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,286 miles [6,897.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Cloud. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 Saint Cloud 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- Saint Cloud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Cloud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7751, Longitude: -74.2738 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Cloud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Saint Cloud to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.701 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.753 degrees. |