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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 Hoffmans Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans Mill:
    • 39.259003, -74.909616
    • 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 Hoffmans 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Hoffmans Mill is near Cape May County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 Hoffmans Mill

Communities Also Named Hoffmans Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Hoffmans Mill.

Within New Jersey, the name Hoffmans Mill is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Hoffmans Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Hoffmans Mill is located in Carroll County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hoffmans Mill that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hoffmans Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoffmans 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.

  • Dennisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
  • Hunters Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Jones Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jones Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Leesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Marshallville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Marshallville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Shell Pile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shell Pile is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Pile
  • Steelmantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown

How Far From Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hoffmans Mill to Bridgeton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west (W). 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 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,371 miles [7,034.4 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 from Point A (ie- Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2590, Longitude: -74.9096       In this case, the coordinates for Hoffmans Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.615 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.048 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.679 degrees.