Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Browns Mills Junction:
  • 39.948448, -74.589878
  • 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 Browns Mills Junction

• 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Browns Mills Junction is near Ocean County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Browns Mills Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Mills Junction ...

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.

• Buddtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Buddtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
• Comical Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Comical Corners is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comical Corners
• Crescent Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Earlys Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
• Four Mile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Four Mile is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Four Mile Circle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
• Hockamik
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hockamik is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockamik
• Lewistown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewistown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Magnolia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Mount Misery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
• Retreat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Retreat is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Scrapetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scrapetown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrapetown

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Mills Junction to Mount Holly, 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'