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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 Four Mile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Mile 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 Four Mile:
    • 39.891505, -74.580988
    • 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 Four Mile
  • 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 Four Mile is near Ocean County and also Atlantic 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 Atlantic 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 Four Mile

Communities Also Named Four Mile ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Four Mile.

Within New Jersey, the name Four Mile is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Four Mile is located in Calhoun County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Mile that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Four Mile.
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Kansas community of Four Mile [Butler County].
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Four Mile.
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Four Mile [Morris County].
      • Rice County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Four Mile [Rice County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bell 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 Kentucky community of Four Mile [Bell County].
    • Mississippi
      • Humphreys County
      • This Four Mile is located in Humphreys County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Mile that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Four Mile.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • Although located in Dunklin County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Four Mile.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Mile that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Four Mile.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford 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 North Carolina community of Four Mile [Guilford County].
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This Four Mile is located in Jackson County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west of the Four Mile that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Four Mile.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston 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 South Carolina community of Four Mile [Charleston County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Four Mile is located in Wetzel County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the west of the Four Mile that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Four Mile.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Mile ...

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.

  • Buddtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Buddtown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
  • Bullock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bullock is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Butlers Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Butlers Place is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Place
  • Dukes Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dukes Bridge is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Bridge
  • Earlys Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
  • Four Mile Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
  • Jones Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Mill is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Mount Misery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Crest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pine Crest is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Retreat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Retreat is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Scrapetown
      (7 miles [11.3 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 south)
      • South Park is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Tabernacle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabernacle is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Wheatland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

How Far From Four Mile 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 Four Mile to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Four Mile to Mount Holly, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 24 miles [38.6 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 147 miles [236.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Four Mile) 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 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 Four Mile 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Four Mile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Four Mile 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 Four Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8915, Longitude: -74.5810       In this case, the coordinates for Four Mile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.365 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.865 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.272 degrees.