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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glen Mills:
    • 42.737592, -70.901164
    • 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 Glen 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Since Glen Mills is near Rockingham County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Glen Mills

Communities Also Named Glen Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Glen Mills.

Within Massachusetts, the name Glen Mills is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Glen Mills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Glen Mills is located in Delaware County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glen Mills that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Glen Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen 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.

  • Doles Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Doles Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Corner
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Groveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Groveland is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
  • Joppa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Joppa is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Kent Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kent Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
  • Kings Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Knights Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
  • Little Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Neck is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
  • Nancys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
  • Pine Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Island is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Plum Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Island is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Island
  • Plumbush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plumbush is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbush
  • Rings Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rings Island is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Island
  • Rooty Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Mills and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Mills to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,067 miles [6,545.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Glen Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Glen Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7376, Longitude: -70.9012       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.823 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.463 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.304 degrees.