Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sheppards Mill:
  • 39.410392, -75.317970
  • 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 Sheppards 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Sheppards Mill is near Salem County and also Kent 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 Kent 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 Sheppards Mill

Communities Also Named Sheppards Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Sheppards Mill.

Within New Jersey, the name Sheppards Mill is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Sheppards Mill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Patrick County
    • This Sheppards Mill is located in Patrick County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sheppards Mill that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Patrick County community of Sheppards Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheppards 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.

• Big Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Fordville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Greenwich
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Gum Tree Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Tree Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree Corner
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Mickles Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
• Orchard Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Center
• Pecks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
• Pine Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Island is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Roadstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
• Sea Breeze
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sea Breeze is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Springtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Springtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

How Far From Sheppards Mill 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 Sheppards Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sheppards Mill and extending to:

• Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sheppards Mill to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'