Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burrs 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 Burrs Mill:
  • 39.888449, -74.649879
  • 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 Burrs 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Burrs Mill is near Ocean County and also Camden 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 Camden 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 Burrs Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burrs 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.

• Beaverville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beaverville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
• Buddtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buddtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
• Earlys Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
• Four Mile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Four Mile is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Four Mile Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
• Fox Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
• Magnolia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Oak Shade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Shade is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Red Lion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Lion is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
• Retreat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Retreat is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Scrapetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Scrapetown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrapetown
• South Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Tabernacle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

How Far From Burrs Mill 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 Burrs 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 Burrs Mill and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burrs Mill 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 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 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'