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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 Mile Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mile Hollow 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 Mile Hollow:
    • 40.160943, -74.699882
    • 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 Mile Hollow
  • 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 Mile Hollow is near Mercer County and also Monmouth 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 Monmouth 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 Mile Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mile Hollow ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Columbus is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Elderberry Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence Station is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Golden Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
  • Groveville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Groveville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Parsonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Parsonville is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
  • Quaker Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
  • Robbinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Sharp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharp is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Slackwoods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
    • Spring Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
    • Thornridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
    • White Horse
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Will O Wood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood

How Far From Mile Hollow 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 Mile Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mile Hollow to Mount Holly, 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 just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mile Hollow) 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 Mile Hollow 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 Mile Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1609, Longitude: -74.6999       In this case, the coordinates for Mile Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.41 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.958 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.206 degrees.