Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wanaque - Midvale:
  • 41.051486, -74.288760
  • 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 Wanaque - Midvale

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanaque - Midvale ...

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.

• Butler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Charlotteburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Charlotteburg is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteburg
• Crystal Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Eagle Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Valley is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
• Echo Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Fardale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fardale is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fardale
• Green Pond Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond Junction is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Junction
• Monks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Monks is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks
• Packanack Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
• Postville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Postville is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
• Skylands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Skylands is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylands
• Smoke Rise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Stonetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stonetown is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown

How Far From Wanaque - Midvale 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 Wanaque - Midvale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wanaque - Midvale to Paterson, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'