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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 Kirbys Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirbys Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kirbys Mill:
- 39.916780, -74.804329
- 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 Kirbys 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Since Kirbys Mill is near Camden County and also Bucks 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 Bucks 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 Kirbys Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirbys 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.
- Beaverville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaverville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
- Buddtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buddtown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
- Chairville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chairville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chairville
- Crescent Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Evans Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Fostertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fostertown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
- Fox Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Oak Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Shade is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oliphants Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
- Pipers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pipers Corner is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Corner
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Retreat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Sandtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Scratch Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scratch Ridge is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ridge
How Far From Kirbys 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 Kirbys 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 Kirbys Mill and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the North.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Kirbys Mill to Trenton, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 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 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirbys 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 Kirbys 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 Kirbys Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9168, Longitude: -74.8043 In this case, the coordinates for Kirbys Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.495 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.015 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.356 degrees. |
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