Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mansfield Square

• 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 Mansfield Square:
  • 40.116222, -74.705715
  • 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 Mansfield Square

• 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 Mansfield Square is near Mercer County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Mansfield Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mansfield Square ...

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.

• Columbus
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Columbus is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Florence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Florence is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Florence Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Florence Station is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Groveville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Groveville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
• Jobstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jobstown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobstown
• Mile Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mile Hollow is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Hollow
• Parsonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Parsonville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
• Sharp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharp is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Wheat Sheaf
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
• White Horse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White Horse is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

How Far From Mansfield Square to ...

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mansfield Square to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 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 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'