Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Syckel:
  • 40.649823, -74.970448
  • 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 Syckel

• 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 Van Syckel is near Warren County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Syckel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Syckel ...

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.

• Bells Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
• Clarksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Franklin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Hensfoot
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
• Jutland
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
• Kingtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
• Littletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Littletown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
• Mariannes Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
• Pierce Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
• Red Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Spruce Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
• Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Valley is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

How Far From Van Syckel 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 Van Syckel 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 Syckel and extending to:

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Van Syckel to Flemington, 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 31 miles [49.9 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 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 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'