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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 Union Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union 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 Union Mills:
    • 39.853170, -74.909332
    • 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 Union 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Since Union Mills 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 Union Mills

Communities Also Named Union Mills ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Union Mills.

Within New Jersey, the name Union Mills is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Union Mills is located in Nevada County and lies 2,378 miles [3,827 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Union Mills.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Union Mills is located in LaPorte County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Union Mills.
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Union Mills is located in Mahaska County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Union Mills.
    • Kentucky
      • Jessamine County
      • This Union Mills is located in Jessamine County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the west of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Union Mills.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Union Mills is located in Carroll County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the west of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Union Mills.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Union Mills lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
    • New York
      • Fulton County
      • This Union Mills is located in Fulton County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Union Mills.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Union Mills is located in Rutherford County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the southwest of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Union Mills.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Union Mills is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Union Mills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Union Mills is located in Mifflin County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Union Mills.
    • Virginia
      • Fluvanna County
      • This Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Union Mills.
    • West Virginia
      • Pleasants County
      • This Union Mills is located in Pleasants County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west of the Union Mills that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Union Mills.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iowa 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 Wisconsin community of Union Mills [Iowa County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union 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.

  • Bishops
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bishops is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops
  • 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
  • Crowfoot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crowfoot is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
  • Downs Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Downs Farms is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Farms
  • Echelon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Echelon is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
  • Evans Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Heritage Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
  • Reed Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reed Crossing is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
  • Willow Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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 Union Mills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Union Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Union Mills to Mount Holly, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Union Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Union 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>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 Union Mills 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 Union Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8532, Longitude: -74.9093       In this case, the coordinates for Union Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.562 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.082 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.428 degrees.