Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Texas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Texas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Texas
- 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 Texas:
- 40.360664, -74.369316
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Texas
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Texas is near Monmouth County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Texas ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Texas.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Texas.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Texas [Kemper County].
- Stone County
- This Texas is located in Stone County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Texas that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Texas.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Texas is located in Lewis County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Texas that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Texas.
- Oswego County
- This Texas is located in Oswego County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the north northwest of the Texas that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Texas.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Texas [Crawford County].
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Texas.
- Henry County
- This Texas is located in Henry County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Texas that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Texas.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Texas is located in Berks County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west of the Texas that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Texas.
- Lycoming County
- This Texas is located in Lycoming County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west northwest of the Texas that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Texas.
- Quebec
- This Texas lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north of the Texas that is located in Middlesex County.
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Texas ...
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.
- Cheesequake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Clearbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
- Cottageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottageville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Middlesex County
- Fresh Ponds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
- Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
- Gordons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
- Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Gravel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Half Acre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Herberts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Herberts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
- Herberts Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jamesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Jamesburg Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesburg Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Gardens
- Jamesburg Gardens is located in Middlesex County
- Jamesburg Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesburg Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
- Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Middlesex Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
- Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Tanners Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Union Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
- Middlesex Downs
How Far From Texas 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 Texas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Texas and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Texas to New Brunswick, with an average speed<6> 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over 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<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Texas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Texas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Texas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3607, Longitude: -74.3693 In this case, the coordinates for Texas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Texas could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Texas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.195 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.747 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.977 degrees. |