Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aquetong:
  • 40.351495, -75.003224
  • 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 Aquetong

• 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Since Aquetong is near Hunterdon County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Aquetong

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aquetong ...

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.

• Carversville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carversville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carversville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carversville <1>
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cottageville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottageville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
• Deer Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Deer Park is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hood is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
• Lumberville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lumberville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberville <1>
• Mechanics Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Peters Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peters Corner is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
• Raven Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
• Reeder
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Reeder is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

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

• Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Aquetong to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'