Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vliettown:
  • 40.682324, -74.716828
  • 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 Vliettown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vliettown ...

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.

• Burnt Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Farmersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Greater Cross Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Lanes Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lanes Crossing is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Crossing
• Mountainville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Peapack
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Pill Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
• Potterstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Potterstown is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterstown
• Pottersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Whitehouse Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station

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

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

• Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vliettown to Somerville, with an average speed<2> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south (S). 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 174 miles [280 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about 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 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'