Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Francis 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 Francis Mills:
  • 40.134835, -74.397372
  • 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 Francis 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Francis Mills is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Francis Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Francis 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
• Elton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elton is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Georgia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgia is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Leesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Leesville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Maryland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maryland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• Pleasant Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prospertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
• Red Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
• Robinsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
• Stone Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
• Sweetman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
• Vista Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

How Far From Francis 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 Francis 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 Francis Mills and extending to:

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Francis Mills to Toms River, 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 five to six hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'