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

When in White Meadow Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Meadow Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 White Meadow Lake:
    • 40.923710, -74.510712
    • 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 White Meadow Lake
  • 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 White Meadow Lake ...

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.

  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Morris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Fox Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
    • Fox Hill is located in Morris County
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Morris County
  • Hibernia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
    • Hibernia is located in Morris County
  • Hilltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
    • Hilltown is located in Morris County
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Morris County
  • Lake Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
    • Lake Junction is located in Morris County
  • Lower Longwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
    • Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
  • Lyonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
    • Lyonsville is located in Morris County
  • Mount Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
  • Powerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
    • Powerville is located in Morris County
  • Rockaway Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Valley
    • Rockaway Valley is located in Morris County
  • Spicertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown
    • Spicertown is located in Morris County
  • Union Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Morris County

How Far From White Meadow Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White Meadow Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in White Meadow Lake and extending to:

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the South.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from White Meadow Lake to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Meadow Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Meadow Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Meadow Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9237, Longitude: -74.5107       In this case, the coordinates for White Meadow Lake 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 White Meadow Lake 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 306.221 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.867 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.79 degrees.









 

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