Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant 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 Pleasant Mills:
- 39.639840, -74.661269
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pleasant 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Since Pleasant Mills is near Burlington County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pleasant Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Pleasant Mills.
Within New Jersey, the name Pleasant Mills is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Pleasant Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Adams County
- This Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Mills that is located in Atlantic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Pleasant Mills.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant 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.
- Bulltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Charcoal Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charcoal Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charcoal Landing
- Charcoal Landing is located in Burlington County
- Dutchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Egg Harbor City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Herman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lower Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Forge
- Lower Forge is located in Burlington County
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sweetwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
How Far From Pleasant Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pleasant Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Mills and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Mills to Mays Landing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Atlantic County: www.aclink.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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- Pleasant Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6398, Longitude: -74.6613 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pleasant Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.436 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.905 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.414 degrees. |