Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bergen Mills:
  • 40.262888, -74.419317
  • 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 Bergen 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Since Bergen Mills is near Middlesex County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Bergen Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bergen 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.

• Clearbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Elton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elton is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Fair Play
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Gravel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Half Acre
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Jamesburg Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jamesburg Gardens is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Gardens
• Middlesex Downs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
• Robinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
• Stone Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
• Sweetman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
• Twin Rivers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
• Union Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Bergen Mills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bergen Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies just to the East.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Bergen Mills to Trenton, 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 five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'