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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 Vail, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vail 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 Vail:
- 40.962012, -75.019981
- 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 Vail
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Vail is near Northampton County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Vail
Communities Also Named Vail ...
We found ten communities that are also named Vail.
Within New Jersey, the name Vail is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This Vail is located in Pima County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<1> to the west of the Vail that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Vail.
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Vail is located in Mississippi County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vail that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Vail.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in San Bernardino County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Vail.
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Vail is located in Eagle County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the west of the Vail that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Vail.
- Iowa
- Crawford County
- This Vail is located in Crawford County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the west of the Vail that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Vail.
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Vail [Breathitt County].
- Trimble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Vail [Trimble County].
- Michigan
- Alger County
- This Vail is located in Alger County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vail that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Vail.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Vail is located in Blair County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west of the Vail that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Vail.
- Washington
- Thurston County
- This Vail is located in Thurston County and lies 2,367 miles [3,809.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vail that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Vail.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vail ...
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.
- Delaware
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Water Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Hemlock Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hemlock Glen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Glen
- Hill Yard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Yard is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Yard
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marksboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marksboro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksboro
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Polkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Slateford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Walnut Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
How Far From Vail 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 Vail to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vail and extending to:
- Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vail to Belvidere, with an average speed<5> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Vail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Vail 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Vail 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 Vail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9620, Longitude: -75.0200 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.522 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.213 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.997 degrees. |
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