Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Freehold:
  • 40.241876, -74.302224
  • 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 Freehold

• 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 Freehold is near Middlesex County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Freehold

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Freehold ...

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.

• Bergerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
• Elton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Elton is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Freehold
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Freehold is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Freehold
  • From West Freehold to Freehold
• Georgia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Georgia is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Gordons Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Herberts Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Herberts Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
• Land of Pines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
• Middlesex Downs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
• Shacks Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
• Sweetman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
• Vista Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

How Far From West Freehold 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 Freehold 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 Freehold and extending to:

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from West Freehold to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'