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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 Stonehurst East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonehurst East 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 Stonehurst East:
    • 40.230112, -74.287091
    • 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 Stonehurst East
  • 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Since Stonehurst East is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Stonehurst East

Communities Also Named Stonehurst East ...

We found one communities that are also named Stonehurst East.

Within New Jersey, the name Stonehurst East is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Stonehurst East in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Stonehurst East lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stonehurst East that is located in Monmouth County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonehurst East ...

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.

  • Bergerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
  • Elton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Elton is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Freehold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
  • Georgia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Georgia is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
  • Gordons Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Lake Club
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
  • Land of Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
  • Shacks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
  • Sweetman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
  • Vista Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

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

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

  • Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Stonehurst East 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 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- Stonehurst East) 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 Stonehurst East 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 Stonehurst East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2301, Longitude: -74.2871       In this case, the coordinates for Stonehurst East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.159 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.686 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.999 degrees.