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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 Dilkes Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dilkes Mills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Dilkes Mills:
- 39.734836, -75.281575
- 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 Dilkes 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Dilkes Mills is near Salem County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Dilkes Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dilkes 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.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Centre City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friars Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Landing is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Landing
- Grand Sprute
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
- Jessups Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jessups Mill is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Mill
- Jumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- New Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Freedom is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pine Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tavern is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Point Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point Airy is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Seven Stars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Whig Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
How Far From Dilkes 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 Dilkes 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 Dilkes Mills and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dilkes Mills to Woodbury, 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dilkes Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dilkes Mills 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 Dilkes Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7348, Longitude: -75.2816 In this case, the coordinates for Dilkes Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.792 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.324 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.636 degrees. |
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