Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tomlinson 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 Tomlinson Mill:
  • 39.867336, -74.894609
  • 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 Tomlinson 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Tomlinson Mill 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 Tomlinson Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tomlinson 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.

• Cherry Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Downs is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Downs
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Evans Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evans Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Greentree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greentree is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
• Greentree Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
• Heritage Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Oliphants Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
• Ramblewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Union Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Union Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• Willow Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
• Woodstream
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodstream is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Tomlinson 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 Tomlinson 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 Tomlinson Mill and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tomlinson Mill to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'