Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for White Oak Ridge

• 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 Oak Ridge:
  • 40.745934, -74.334316
  • 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 White Oak Ridge

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since White Oak Ridge is near Union County and also Morris 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 Morris 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 White Oak Ridge

Communities Also Named White Oak Ridge ...

We found one communities that are also named White Oak Ridge.

Within New Jersey, the name White Oak Ridge is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named White Oak Ridge in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Carroll County
    • This White Oak Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Oak Ridge that is located in Essex County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of White Oak Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Oak Ridge ...

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.

• Floral Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Floral Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Milltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Overlook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Overlook is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Rosedale Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
• Short Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Short Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Unionburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Unionburg is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionburg
• Woodland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
• Wyoming
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

How Far From White Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Oak Ridge and extending to:

• Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the East.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from White Oak Ridge to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,289 miles [6,902.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'