Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spotswood Manor:
  • 40.377885, -74.382927
  • 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 Spotswood Manor

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spotswood Manor ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Horse is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
• Cheesequake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
• Clearbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Cottageville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cottageville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
• Fresh Ponds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
• Gordons Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
• Gravel Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Half Acre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Herberts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Herberts is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
• Jamesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
• Jamesburg Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamesburg Gardens is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Gardens
• Jamesburg Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Laurel Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Maple Meade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
  • Middlesex Downs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
  • Patricks Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
  • Red Lion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Robertsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
  • Spring Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Tanners Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
  • Texas
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Texas is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Union Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Spotswood Manor 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 174 miles [280 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 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'