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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 Millside Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millside Heights 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 Millside Heights:
    • 40.007334, -74.952946
    • 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 Millside Heights
  • 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 Millside Heights is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Millside Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millside Heights ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Cinnaminson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
  • Echo Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
  • Echo Reach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
  • Fork Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
  • Ivywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivywood is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Maple Shade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Martins Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
  • Pennypack Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
  • Pennypacker Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Riverside Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside Park is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sharper
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sharper is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
    • Skin Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Skin Corner is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
    • Texas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Texas is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Twin Hill Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
    • Union Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Landing is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing

How Far From Millside Heights 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 Millside Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the East.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Millside Heights to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Millside Heights) 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 Millside Heights 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 Millside Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0073, Longitude: -74.9529       In this case, the coordinates for Millside Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.574 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.119 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.381 degrees.