Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooks Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooks Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooks 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 Cooks Mills:
- 40.289278, -74.113474
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cooks 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:
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Since Cooks Mills is near Middlesex County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cooks Mills ...
We found four communities that share the name Cooks Mills.
Within New Jersey, the name Cooks Mills is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Coles County
- This Cooks Mills is located in Coles County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cooks Mills that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Cooks Mills.
- Maine
- Cumberland 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 Maine community of Cooks Mills [Cumberland County].
- Ontario
- This Cooks Mills lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cooks Mills that is located in Monmouth County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west of the Cooks Mills that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Cooks Mills.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooks 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.
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
- Cold Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
- Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
- Colts Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colts Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
- Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
- Deal Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Dogs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
- Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Green Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Little Silver Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Silver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Silver Point
- Little Silver Point is located in Monmouth County
- Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
- Ocean Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sands Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
- Sands Point is located in Monmouth County
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- Shacks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shacks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacks Corner
- Shacks Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Shark River Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shark River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
- Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
- Smocks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smocks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
- Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
- Town Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Brook
- Town Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shacks Corner
How Far From Cooks 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 Cooks Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooks Mills and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Cooks Mills to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,297 miles [6,915.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooks Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooks Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooks Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2893, Longitude: -74.1135 In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Cooks Mills 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cooks Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.051 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.572 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.899 degrees. |