Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bates Mill:
  • 39.707061, -74.865163
  • 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 Bates 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Bates Mill is near Gloucester County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Bates Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bates 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.

• Berryland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Berryland is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
• Bishops
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bishops is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
• Cecil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cecil is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Cedar Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedar Brook is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
• Crowfoot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
• Dutchtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dutchtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Elm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
• Florence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Ivystone Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivystone Farms is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivystone Farms
• Murphy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphy is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• New Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Freedom is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
• Rosedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sicklerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville

How Far From Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates Mill and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bates Mill to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'