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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clarks Mill:
    • 39.517618, -74.505986
    • 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 Clarks 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
    • Since Clarks Mill is near Burlington County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Clarks Mill

Communities Also Named Clarks Mill ...

We found five communities that are also named Clarks Mill.

There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named Clarks Mill.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Clarks Mill is located in Cumberland County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clarks Mill that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Clarks Mill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Clarks Mill [Autauga County].
    • Georgia
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Clarks Mill [Crawford County].
      • Terrell County
      • This Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clarks Mill that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Clarks Mill.
    • Mississippi
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Clarks Mill [Carroll County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarks 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.

  • Bass River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bass River is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
  • Charcoal Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Charcoal Landing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charcoal Landing
  • Egg Harbor City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Green Bank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
  • Herman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Herman is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Leektown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leektown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leektown
  • Merrygold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrygold is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrygold
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mystic Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
  • Oyster Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
  • Pleasantville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Seaview Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
  • Unionville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Unionville is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Wading River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wading River is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River

How Far From Clarks 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 Clarks Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarks Mill and extending to:

  • Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clarks Mill to Mays Landing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarks Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Clarks Mill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Clarks Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarks Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5176, Longitude: -74.5060       In this case, the coordinates for Clarks Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.356 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.795 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.401 degrees.