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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for West Carteret

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)
  • Barber is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Bulls Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bulls Head is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
• Chrome
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chrome is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
• Clark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Edgar
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Elizabeth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Elizabethport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethport is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
• Elm Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Park is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
• Fords
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Fresh Kills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresh Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Kills
• Graniteville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
• Great Kills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Greenridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenridge is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
  • Gulfport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulfport is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Heartland Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
  • Hopelawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopelawn
  • Liberty Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Square is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
  • Mariners Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
  • Old Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Place is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Place
  • Pleasant Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Princes Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
  • Seaside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaside is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Union Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Square is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
  • Willowbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Willowbrook is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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<1> beginning in West Carteret and extending to:

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Carteret to New Brunswick, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'