Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Killian 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 Killian Mill:
  • 34.387312, -85.801913
  • 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 Killian 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Killian Mill is near Cherokee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Killian Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Killian 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.

• Bootsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
• Clyde ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clyde is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Dog Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
• Guest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Guest is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
• Hughes Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughes Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
• Loveless
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Loveless is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
• Luna ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Luna is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
• Lydia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lydia is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
• Peeks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peeks Corner is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Corner
• Pine Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Portersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Portersville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Killian Mill and extending to:

• Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Killian Mill to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'