Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carsons 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 Carsons Mills:
  • 40.217055, -74.559877
  • 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 Carsons 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 Carsons Mills is near Mercer County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Carsons Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carsons 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.

• Cream Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
• Dutch Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
• Edinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
• Fair Play
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
• Golden Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
• Hickory Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
• Locust Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
• Pages Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
• Robbinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
• Robinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
• Spring Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
• Stone Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
• Twin Rivers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers

How Far From Carsons Mills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carsons 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 Carsons Mills and extending to:

• Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Carsons Mills to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'