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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 Saxton Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saxton Falls 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 Saxton Falls:
- 40.889821, -74.795999
- 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 Saxton Falls
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Saxton Falls is near Sussex County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Saxton Falls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saxton Falls ...
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.
- Cranberry Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry Lake is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
- Drakestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Drakestown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
- Flanders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Great Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Great Meadows is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
- Huntsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Landing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
- Ledgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ledgewood is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Long Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Long Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Marble Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marble Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Springtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Tranquility
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
How Far From Saxton Falls 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 Saxton Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saxton Falls and extending to:
- Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saxton Falls to Belvidere, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 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- Saxton Falls) 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 Saxton Falls 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 Saxton Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8898, Longitude: -74.7960 In this case, the coordinates for Saxton Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.395 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.058 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.93 degrees. |
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