Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stelton:
  • 40.514271, -74.403484
  • 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 Stelton

• 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 Stelton is near Somerset County and also Union 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 Union 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 Stelton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stelton ...

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.

• Clara Barton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
• Edison
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Edison is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Fords
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Greensand
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greensand is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Martins Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Nixon
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Nixon is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
• Oak Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
• Pumptown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
• Randolphville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
• Sand Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
• Society Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
• Valentine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Valentine is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

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

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

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Stelton to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'