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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 Hunters Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters 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 Hunters Mill:
    • 39.323726, -74.860446
    • 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 Hunters 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
    • Since Hunters Mill is near Cape May County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Hunters Mill

Communities Also Named Hunters Mill ...

We found two communities that are also named Hunters Mill.

Within New Jersey, the name Hunters Mill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hunters Mill that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Hunters Mill.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hunters Mill that is located in Atlantic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hunters Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters 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.

  • Cedar Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Dennisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dennisville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
  • Dorothy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • English Creek Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • English Creek Landing is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek Landing
  • Jones Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Leamings Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leamings Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamings Mill
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Marshallville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Marshallville is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Steelman Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Steelman Landing is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelman Landing
  • Steelmantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown

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

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

  • Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Mill to Mays Landing, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 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 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunters 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 Hunters 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 Hunters Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3237, Longitude: -74.8604       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.581 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.019 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.631 degrees.