Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shernerville:
  • 40.718154, -75.190732
  • 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 Shernerville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shernerville ...

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.

• Carpentersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
• Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
  • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
  • Chain Dam
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Churchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Kennedy Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
• Kennedys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennedys is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
• Lower Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Harmony
• Lows Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lows Hollow is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
• Martins Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Martins Creek is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Creek <1>
• Springtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springtown is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Still Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Still Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
• Uniontown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Uniontown is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Willow Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Willow Grove is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shernerville 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,743 miles [9,242.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'