Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wanamassa:
  • 40.231779, -74.025416
  • 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 Wanamassa

• 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 Wanamassa is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Wanamassa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanamassa ...

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.

• Cold Indian Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
• Cooks Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Deal Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deal Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Park
• Dogs Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
• Green Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Long Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Ocean Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
• Sands Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sands Point is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
• Shark River Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
• Wayside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayside is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Wanamassa to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,295 miles [6,912.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'