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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 Smoke Rise, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smoke Rise and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Smoke Rise:
    • 40.995376, -74.402375
    • 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 Smoke Rise
  • 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
    • Since Smoke Rise is near Passaic County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Smoke Rise

Communities Also Named Smoke Rise ...

We found six communities that are also named Smoke Rise.

Within New Jersey, the name Smoke Rise is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Blount County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smoke Rise that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Smoke Rise.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km] to the west southwest of the Smoke Rise that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Smoke Rise.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smoke Rise that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Smoke Rise.
      • Troup County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Troup County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the southwest of the Smoke Rise that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Smoke Rise.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smoke Rise that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Smoke Rise.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Roane County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smoke Rise that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Smoke Rise.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smoke Rise ...

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.

  • Butler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Butler is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Charlotteburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlotteburg is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteburg
  • Echo Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Green Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Lake is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Green Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Pond is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Green Pond Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Pond Junction is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Junction
  • Hibernia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hibernia is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • Lyonsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyonsville is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
  • Postville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Postville is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Powerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Powerville is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
  • Rockaway Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockaway Valley is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smoke Rise and extending to:

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smoke Rise to Morristown, 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,283 miles [6,892.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Smoke Rise) 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 Smoke Rise 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 Smoke Rise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9954, Longitude: -74.4024       In this case, the coordinates for Smoke Rise have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.149 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.797 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.711 degrees.