Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westville
- 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 Westville:
- 40.844544, -74.299593
- 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 Westville
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Westville is near Morris County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morris County
- eBird sighting report for Passaic 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 Westville ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Westville.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Westville.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Westville is located in Bristol County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Westville.
- Worcester County
- This Westville is located in Worcester County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northeast of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Westville.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Westville is located in Monroe County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Westville.
- Simpson County
- This Westville is located in Simpson County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the west southwest of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Westville.
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Franklin County
- This Westville is located in Franklin County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the north of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Westville.
- Otsego County
- This Westville is located in Otsego County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northwest of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Westville.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Westville lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Westville is located in Champaign County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the west of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Westville.
- Mahoning County
- This Westville is located in Mahoning County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the west of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Westville.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Westville is located in Greenville County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Westville.
- Kershaw County
- This Westville is located in Kershaw County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the southwest of the Westville that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Westville.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westville ...
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.
- Ampere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Birch Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hills
- Birch Hills is located in Morris County
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Fox Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Great Notch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
- Great Notch is located in Passaic County
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
- Meadow Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
- Nutley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Essex County
- Packanack Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packanack Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
- Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rosedale Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
- Short Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Short Hills is located in Essex County
- Two Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges
- Two Bridges is located in Essex County
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Preakness
How Far From Westville 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 Westville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westville and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westville to Newark, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,284 miles [6,894.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Westville 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8445, Longitude: -74.2996 In this case, the coordinates for Westville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Westville 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 306.104 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.721 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.733 degrees. |