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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 Spring Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Mills 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 Spring Mills:
    • 40.594268, -75.116562
    • 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 Spring Mills
  • 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 Spring Mills ...

We found seven communities that share the name Spring Mills.

Within New Jersey, the name Spring Mills is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Spring Mills is located in Carroll County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spring Mills that is located in Hunterdon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Spring Mills.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Spring Mills [Oakland County].
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Spring Mills is located in Allegany County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Mills that is located in Hunterdon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Spring Mills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Spring Mills is located in Centre County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west of the Spring Mills that is located in Hunterdon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Spring Mills.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Spring Mills [Lancaster County].
    • Virginia
      • Appomattox County
      • This Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spring Mills that is located in Hunterdon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Spring Mills.
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • This Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spring Mills that is located in Hunterdon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Spring Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring 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.

  • Amsterdam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Amsterdam is located in Hunterdon County
  • Carpentersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
    • Carpentersville is located in Warren County
  • Finesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
    • Finesville is located in Warren County
  • Holland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Hunterdon County
  • Hughesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
    • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jugtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jugtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
    • Jugtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Kennedy Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
    • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County
  • Kennedys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
    • Kennedys is located in Warren County
  • Little York
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Hunterdon County
  • Mount Joy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Mount Joy is located in Hunterdon County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
  • Narrowsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrowsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsville
    • Narrowsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Springtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Springtown is located in Warren County
  • Upper Black Eddy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Black Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Black Eddy
    • Upper Black Eddy is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Black Eddy <4>

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

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

  • Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Mills to Flemington, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5943, Longitude: -75.1166       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Spring Mills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Spring Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.616 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.26 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.199 degrees.









 

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