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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 Webbs Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webbs Mill 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 Webbs Mill:
    • 39.889840, -74.379870
    • 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 Webbs 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
    • Since Webbs Mill is near Burlington County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Webbs Mill

Communities Also Named Webbs Mill ...

We found four communities that are also named Webbs Mill.

Within New Jersey, the name Webbs Mill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Webbs Mill [Craighead County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Lawrence County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Webbs Mill that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Webbs Mill.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Brunswick County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Webbs Mill that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Webbs Mill.
      • Craig County
      • This Webbs Mill is located in Craig County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the west southwest of the Webbs Mill that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Webbs Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Webbs 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.

  • Bullock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bullock is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Butlers Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Butlers Place is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Place
  • Cedar Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Crest is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
  • Holiday Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Howardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Howardsville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Lacey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lacey is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Mount Misery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
  • Red Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Oak Grove is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Grove
  • Wheatland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

  • Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Webbs Mill to Toms River, with an average speed<3> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,743 miles [9,242.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Webbs Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Webbs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Webbs 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 Webbs Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8898, Longitude: -74.3799       In this case, the coordinates for Webbs Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.248 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.731 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.187 degrees.