Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zarephath:
  • 40.536492, -74.574601
  • 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 Zarephath

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Zarephath is near Middlesex County and also Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon 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 Zarephath

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zarephath ...

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.

• Chimney Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chimney Rock is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Fieldville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fieldville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
• Flagtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flagtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagtown
• Grandview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grandview is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Green Knoll
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Knoll is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knoll
• Martinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Middlebush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
• Mount Horeb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Pleasantview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantview is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
• Possumtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
• Round Top
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Round Top is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
• Woods Tavern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Tavern is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Tavern

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Zarephath and extending to:

• Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Zarephath 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 southwest (SW). 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 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'