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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 Woods Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods Mills 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 Woods Mills:
- 39.621503, -75.258520
- 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 Woods 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- Since Woods Mills is near Gloucester County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Woods Mills
Communities Also Named Woods Mills ...
We found one communities that are also named Woods Mills.
Within New Jersey, the name Woods Mills is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Woods Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Woods Mills is located in Clinton County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woods Mills that is located in Salem County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Woods Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods 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.
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Daretown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Daretown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daretown
- Foxs Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Foxs Mill is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Mill
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Jessups Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jessups Mill is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Mill
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- New Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tavern is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Point Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point Airy is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
- Pole Tavern
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pole Tavern is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Tavern
- Slabtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Union Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Whig Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
How Far From Woods Mills 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 Woods Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woods Mills and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woods Mills to Salem, 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woods Mills) 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 Woods 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 Woods Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6215, Longitude: -75.2585 In this case, the coordinates for Woods Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.788 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.301 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.674 degrees. |
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