Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waretown:
  • 39.791508, -74.195139
  • 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 Waretown

• 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Waretown is near Burlington County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Waretown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waretown ...

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.

• Cranberry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry Hill is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Hill
• Forked River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forked River is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
• Forked River Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forked River Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River Beach
• Forked River Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forked River Point is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River Point
• Holiday Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holiday Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Loveladies
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Loveladies is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveladies
• Pebble Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pebble Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
• Sunrise Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach

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

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

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Waretown to Toms River, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 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>'