Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mickles 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 Mickles Mill:
  • 39.493447, -75.342693
  • 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 Mickles 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 Mickles 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 Mickles Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mickles 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.

• Big Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Friesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 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 south)
  • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Gum Tree Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 east)
  • Harmony is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Mowers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
• Orchard Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
• Paradise Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
• Pecks Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
• Pine Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Island is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Roadstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
• Springtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Springtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

How Far From Mickles 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 Mickles 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 Mickles Mill and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Mickles 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 99 miles [159.3 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 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'