Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wyckoff Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyckoff Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wyckoff Mills
- 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 Wyckoff Mills:
- 40.203446, -74.255701
- 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 Wyckoff Mills
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Since Wyckoff Mills is near Ocean County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyckoff Mills ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
- Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
- Elton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Georgia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Lake Club
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Land of Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
- Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
- Maxim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
- Maxim is located in Monmouth County
- Shacks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shacks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
- Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Vista Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
How Far From Wyckoff Mills 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 Wyckoff Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wyckoff Mills and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Wyckoff Mills to Trenton, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyckoff Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyckoff Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyckoff Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2034, Longitude: -74.2557 In this case, the coordinates for Wyckoff Mills 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 Wyckoff Mills 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 306.144 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.998 degrees. |