Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Washingtonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washingtonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Washingtonville
- 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 Washingtonville:
- 40.634825, -74.459875
- 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 Washingtonville
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Washingtonville is near Union County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Morris 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
Communities Also Named Washingtonville ...
We found five communities that share the name Washingtonville.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Washingtonville.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Sussex County
- This Washingtonville is located in Sussex County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Washingtonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Washingtonville.
- Sussex County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Orange County
- This Washingtonville is located in Orange County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Washingtonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Washingtonville.
- Westchester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Washingtonville [Westchester County].
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Washingtonville is located in Columbiana County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west of the Washingtonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Washingtonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Montour County
- This Washingtonville is located in Montour County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washingtonville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Washingtonville.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washingtonville ...
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.
- Coontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Free Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Acres
- Free Acres is located in Union County
- Long Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Somerset County
- Mount Horeb
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
- Netherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Netherwood is located in Union County
- Oak Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
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- Possumtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possumtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
- Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
- Potters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Round Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Scotch Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Stony Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Stony Hill is located in Union County
- Union Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Possumtown
How Far From Washingtonville 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 Washingtonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Washingtonville and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Washingtonville to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washingtonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washingtonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washingtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6348, Longitude: -74.4599 In this case, the coordinates for Washingtonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Washingtonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Washingtonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.221 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.82 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.896 degrees. |