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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 Porches Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porches Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Porches Mill:
- 39.700392, -75.332690
- 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 Porches 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Porches Mill is near Salem County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Porches Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porches 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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Courses Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Courses Landing is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
- Danceys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Danceys Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danceys Corner
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grand Sprute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Sprute is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Sprute
- Halltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Jessups Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jessups Mill is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Mill
- Jumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oldmans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oldmans is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldmans
- Point Airy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Point Airy is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
- Portertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Slapes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Whig Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
How Far From Porches 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 Porches 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 Porches Mill and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Porches Mill to Woodbury, with an average speed<2> 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porches Mill) 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 Porches Mill 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 Porches Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7004, Longitude: -75.3327 In this case, the coordinates for Porches Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.825 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.356 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.672 degrees. |
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