Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vanderburg:
  • 40.314277, -74.189032
  • 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 Vanderburg

• 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 Vanderburg is near Middlesex County and also Ocean 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 Ocean 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 Vanderburg

Communities Also Named Vanderburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Vanderburg.

Within New Jersey, the name Vanderburg is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Vanderburg in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Webster County
    • This Vanderburg is located in Webster County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west of the Vanderburg that is located in Monmouth County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Vanderburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vanderburg ...

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.

• Colts Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
• Cooks Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Everett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Freehold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
• Gordons Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
• Herberts Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Herberts Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Robertsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Shacks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
• Smocks Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
• Spring Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vanderburg and extending to:

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Vanderburg to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'