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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Washington Corner:
    • 40.768156, -74.562935
    • 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 Washington 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
    • Since Washington Corner is near Somerset County and also Union 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 Union 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 Washington Corner

Communities Also Named Washington Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Washington Corner.

Within New Jersey, the name Washington Corner is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Washington Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Washington Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Washington Corner that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Washington Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington 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.

  • Birch Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Birch Hills is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dover is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Flanders
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Flanders is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Floral Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Green Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Village is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Hickory Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
  • Liberty Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
  • Littleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleton is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Long Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Hill is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
  • Lyons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lyons is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Mount Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Peapack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peapack is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
    • Pill Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
    • Pleasant Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Pleasantville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Rosedale Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
    • Union Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Village is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village

How Far From Washington Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Washington Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Washington Corner and extending to:

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Washington Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Washington Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7682, Longitude: -74.5629       In this case, the coordinates for Washington Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.269 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.895 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.882 degrees.