Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Schalks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schalks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Schalks

• 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 Schalks:
  • 40.342607, -74.591823
  • 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 Schalks

• 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 Schalks is near Mercer County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Schalks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schalks ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Clearbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Dutch Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
• Edinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
• Grovers Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grovers Mill is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovers Mill
• Hickory Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
• Little Rocky Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Little Rocky Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Hill
• Locust Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
• Post Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
• Rosedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sunset Hill Garden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Hill Garden is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Garden
• Ten Mile Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ten Mile Run is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Run

How Far From Schalks 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 Schalks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Schalks and extending to:

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Schalks to New Brunswick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than 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 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'