Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Belmar:
  • 40.169281, -74.035415
  • 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 West Belmar

• 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 West Belmar 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 West Belmar

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Belmar ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
• Deal Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Deal Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Park
• Dogs Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
• Green Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Herbertsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
• Maxim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Ocean Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
• Ramtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
• Shark River Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
• Wayside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wayside is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Belmar to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 182 miles [292.9 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 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'