Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oliphants Mills:
  • 39.885114, -74.832941
  • 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 Oliphants Mills

• 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 Oliphants Mills is near Camden County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Oliphants Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oliphants Mills ...

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.

• Beaverville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beaverville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
• Chairville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chairville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chairville
• Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Evans Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Fostertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fostertown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
• Fox Chase
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
• Greentree Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
• Heritage Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Kirbys Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Oak Shade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Shade is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
  • Pipers Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pipers Corner is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Corner
  • Red Lion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Lion is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Sandtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandtown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Union Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Willow Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Oliphants Mills 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 Oliphants Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Oliphants Mills to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 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 6,467 miles [10,407.6 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>'