Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wrights 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 Wrights Mill:
  • 39.684836, -75.176014
  • 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 Wrights 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Since Wrights Mill is near Salem County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Wrights Mill

Communities Also Named Wrights Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Wrights Mill.

Within New Jersey, the name Wrights Mill is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Wrights Mill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Houston County
    • This Wrights Mill is located in Houston County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wrights Mill that is located in Gloucester County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Wrights Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrights 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.

• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Friendship is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Jessups Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessups Mill is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Mill
• Lincoln
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• New Freedom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Freedom is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
• Pine Tavern
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Tavern is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
• Pole Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pole Tavern is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Tavern
• Richwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Richwood is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
• Whig Lane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whig Lane is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane

How Far From Wrights Mill to ...

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

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

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wrights Mill to Woodbury, 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 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'