Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maskells Mill:
  • 39.486502, -75.401029
  • 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 Maskells 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Since Maskells Mill is near Cumberland County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Maskells Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maskells 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.

• Friesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Friesburg is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
• Greenwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Gum Tree Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gum Tree Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree Corner
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Mickles Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
• Mowers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
• Paradise Lakes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
• Pecks Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
• Pine Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Island is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Pointers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pointers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
• Roadstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
• Springtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Springtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

How Far From Maskells Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Maskells 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 Maskells Mill and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Maskells Mill to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'