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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 Fries Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fries 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 Fries Mill:
    • 39.656226, -75.045172
    • 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 Fries 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Since Fries Mill is near Camden County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Fries Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fries 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.

  • Blue Bell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Bell is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
  • Cecil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cecil is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Cross Keys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Dicktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dicktown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicktown
  • Downer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Downer is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Friendship is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Green Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Green Tree is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Lambs Terrace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lambs Terrace is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Terrace
  • New Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Freedom is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • Piney Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Hollow is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hollow
  • Plainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Plainville is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Pleasantville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Richwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Richwood is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Sicklerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
    • Star Cross
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
    • Victory Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
    • Willow Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Willow Grove is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Fries Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fries Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fries Mill and extending to:

  • Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fries Mill to Woodbury, with an average speed<2> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 118 miles [189.9 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 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fries Mill) 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 Fries 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 Fries Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6562, Longitude: -75.0452       In this case, the coordinates for Fries Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.66 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.161 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.569 degrees.