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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 Upper Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper 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 Upper Mill:
- 39.912616, -74.573488
- 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 Upper 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 Upper Mill is near Ocean County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Upper Mill
Communities Also Named Upper Mill ...
We found two communities that are also named Upper Mill.
Within New Jersey, the name Upper Mill is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Upper Mill is located in Cumberland County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west of the Upper Mill that is located in Burlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Upper Mill.
- Washington
- King County
- This Upper Mill is located in King County and lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Upper Mill that is located in Burlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Upper Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper 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.
- Buddtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buddtown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
- Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bullock is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Butlers Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Place
- Comical Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comical Corners is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comical Corners
- Earlys Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
- Four Mile
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Four Mile is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Four Mile Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Misery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Scrapetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scrapetown is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrapetown
- South Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Park is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Upper Mill 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 Upper Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Upper Mill and extending to:
- Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Mill to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 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 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9126, Longitude: -74.5735 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.359 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.861 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.26 degrees. |
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