Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Carteret, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Carteret and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Carteret
- 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 Carteret:
- 40.594548, -74.246257
- 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 West Carteret
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since West Carteret is near Union County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Richmond 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Carteret ...
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.
- Barber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bulls Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Bulls Head is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Chrome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Edgar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elizabethport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
- Elizabethport is located in Union County
- Elm Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Fords
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Fresh Kills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Kills
- Fresh Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Graniteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Great Kills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Greenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greenridge is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Gulfport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Heartland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Hopelawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Liberty Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
- Liberty Square is located in Union County
- Mariners Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
- Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Old Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Princes Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
- Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Seaside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Union Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
- Union Square is located in Union County
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Greenridge
How Far From West Carteret 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 West Carteret to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Carteret and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Carteret to New Brunswick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Carteret. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- West Carteret) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Carteret. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5945, Longitude: -74.2463 In this case, the coordinates for West Carteret have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 West Carteret to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.098 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.821 degrees. |