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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 Spicertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spicertown 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 Spicertown:
- 40.913988, -74.577381
- 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 Spicertown
- 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 Spicertown is near Sussex County and also Monmouth 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 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 Spicertown
Communities Also Named Spicertown ...
We found one communities that are also named Spicertown.
Within New Jersey, the name Spicertown is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Spicertown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Spicertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spicertown ...
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.
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hibernia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hilltown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Lake Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Lake Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake Junction is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Landing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
- Ledgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgewood is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Lower Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Spicertown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spicertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spicertown and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spicertown to Morristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spicertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spicertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Spicertown 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 Spicertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9140, Longitude: -74.5774 In this case, the coordinates for Spicertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.262 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.911 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.824 degrees. |
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