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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 Van Marters Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Marters Corner 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 Van Marters Corner:
- 40.437607, -74.180143
- 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 Van Marters Corner
- 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Since Van Marters Corner is near Middlesex County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Van Marters Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Marters Corner ...
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.
- Barber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barber is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cheesequake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Everett is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Harbor Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Terrace is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Terrace
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Laurel Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leonardo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leonardo is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
- Leonardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Princes Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Seaside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seaside is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Smocks Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Town Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Town Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Brook
How Far From Van Marters Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Van Marters Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Van Marters Corner and extending to:
- Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Van Marters Corner to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 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 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Marters Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Van Marters Corner 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 Van Marters Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4376, Longitude: -74.1801 In this case, the coordinates for Van Marters Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.075 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.623 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.862 degrees. |
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