Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Upper Longwood:
  • 40.977320, -74.545436
  • 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 Upper Longwood

• 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Since Upper Longwood is near Sussex County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 Upper Longwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Longwood ...

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.

• Edison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Edison is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Green Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Lake is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
• Green Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Pond is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Hibernia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Hilltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hilltown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Lake Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Junction is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
• Lower Longwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
• Lyonsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lyonsville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Mount Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Russia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Russia is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
• Spicertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spicertown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Longwood to Morristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• 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).<6>'