Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walnford:
  • 40.134211, -74.560070
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Walnford

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Since Walnford is near Burlington County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnford ...

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.

• Cookstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
  • Cookstown is located in Burlington County
• Cream Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
  • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Burlington County
• Groveville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Groveville is located in Mercer County
• Hockamik
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockamik have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockamik
  • Hockamik is located in Burlington County
• Jacobstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobstown
  • Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
• Kirbys Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mills
  • Kirbys Mills is located in Monmouth County
• New Egypt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
  • New Egypt is located in Ocean County
• Pages Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
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  • Prospertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
    • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
  • Red Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
    • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Robbinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
    • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
  • Robinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
    • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Spring Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
    • Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
  • Stone Tavern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
    • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Walnford once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Walnford and extending to:

• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Walnford to Trenton, with an average speed<4> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 9 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• 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).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/