Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thachers Hill:
  • 40.525937, -74.877944
  • 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 Thachers Hill

• 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Since Thachers Hill is near Somerset County and also Mercer 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Thachers Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thachers Hill ...

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.

• Cherryville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
• Cloverhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverhill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverhill
• Copper Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
• Darts Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Darts Mills is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darts Mills
• Gary Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gary Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Corner
• Kingtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
• Littletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
• Locktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locktown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pleasant Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Point Breeze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Quakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Sand Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Three Bridges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Three Bridges is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Bridges

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

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

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Thachers Hill 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'