Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sixmile Run:
  • 40.457605, -74.511543
  • 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 Sixmile Run

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sixmile Run ...

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.

• Black Horse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Black Horse is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
• Clyde
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Cottageville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottageville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
• Fresh Ponds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
• Herberts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Herberts is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
• Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maple Meade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
• Middlebush
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
• Patricks Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
• Pleasant Plains
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Red Lion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
• Sunset Hill Garden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Hill Garden is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Garden
• Ten Mile Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ten Mile Run is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Run

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

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Sixmile Run to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 172 miles [276.8 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 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'