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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 Ballingers Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ballingers Mill 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 Ballingers Mill:
    • 39.576503, -75.269077
    • 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 Ballingers Mill
  • 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
    • Since Ballingers Mill is near Cumberland County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Ballingers Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballingers Mill ...

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.

  • Cedarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Daretown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Daretown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daretown
  • Foxs Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxs Mill is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Mill
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Friesburg is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Milltown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mowers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mowers is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
  • Paradise Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
  • Pole Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pole Tavern is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Tavern
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Portertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Slabtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Slabtown is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Union Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Union Grove is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Whig Lane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane

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

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ballingers Mill to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballingers Mill) 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 Ballingers Mill 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 Ballingers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5765, Longitude: -75.2691       In this case, the coordinates for Ballingers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.798 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.306 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.697 degrees.