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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 Tremley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tremley and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Tremley:
    • 40.613159, -74.229867
    • 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 Tremley
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tremley ...

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.

  • Bulls Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
    • Bulls Head is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Chrome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
    • Chrome is located in Middlesex County
  • Clark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Union County
  • Crane Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Square
    • Crane Square is located in Union County
  • Edgar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
  • Elizabeth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Elizabethport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
    • Elizabethport is located in Union County
  • Elm Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Elm Park is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Fresh Kills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Kills
    • Fresh Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Graniteville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Greenridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
    • Greenridge is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Gulfport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
    • Gulfport is located in Richmond County (NY)
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    • Heartland Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Liberty Square
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
      • Liberty Square is located in Union County
    • Mariners Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
      • Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Old Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Place
      • Old Place is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Union Square
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
      • Union Square is located in Union County
    • Willowbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Richmond County (NY)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tremley and extending to:

  • Elizabeth, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Tremley to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tremley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tremley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tremley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6132, Longitude: -74.2299       In this case, the coordinates for Tremley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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 Tremley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.086 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.664 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.806 degrees.









 

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