Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Netcong:
  • 40.893155, -74.687106
  • 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 South Netcong

• 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 South Netcong is near Sussex County and also Warren 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 Warren 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 South Netcong

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Netcong ...

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 northwest)
  • Cranberry Lake is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
• Dover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Drakestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Drakestown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
• Flanders
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flanders is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
• Lake Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Junction is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
• Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Landing is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
• Ledgewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ledgewood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Point Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Roseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Roseville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Silver Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Springs is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Spicertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spicertown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Netcong to Morristown, 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 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 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'