Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Voorhees Corner:
  • 40.502604, -74.808775
  • 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 Voorhees 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Since Voorhees Corner is near Somerset County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Voorhees Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Voorhees 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.

• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cherryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherryville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
• Cloverhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cloverhill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverhill
• Copper Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
• Darts Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Darts Mills is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darts Mills
• Flagtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flagtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagtown
• Gary Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gary Corner is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Corner
• Pleasant Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
• Rock Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Mill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
• Sand Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Three Bridges
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Three Bridges is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Bridges
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Unionville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Zion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Voorhees Corner 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 Voorhees 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 Voorhees Corner and extending to:

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Voorhees Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'