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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 Mill Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Village 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 Mill Village:
    • 34.338148, -86.314427
    • 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 Mill Village
  • 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Since Mill Village is near Blount County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Mill Village

Communities Also Named Mill Village ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Mill Village.

Within Alabama, the name Mill Village is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Mill Village [Franklin County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Mill Village is located in Worcester County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Mill Village.
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Mill Village [Carroll County].
      • Cheshire County
      • This Mill Village is located in Cheshire County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Mill Village.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Mill Village is located in Sullivan County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Mill Village.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Mill Village lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Mill Village is located in Erie County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Mill Village.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mill Village.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mill Village [Marlboro County].
    • Vermont
      • Essex County
      • This Mill Village is located in Essex County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Mill Village.
      • Orange County
      • This Mill Village is located in Orange County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Mill Village.
      • Orleans County
      • This Mill Village is located in Orleans County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Mill Village.
      • Washington County
      • This Mill Village is located in Washington County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mill Village.
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Mill Village.
      • Radford City
      • This Mill Village is located in Radford City and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the east northeast of the Mill Village that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Mill Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Village ...

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.

  • Claysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Claysville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Diamond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Gregory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gregory is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Hide Away Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lane is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Meadow Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Minorville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Playground Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Playground Shores is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playground Shores
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rabbit Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Street ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Street is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
    • Sunrise Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunrise Shores is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Shores
    • Town Creek Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Town Creek Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Ferry

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

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

  • Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mill Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 602 miles [968.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mill Village could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Mill Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mill Village 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 Mill Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3381, Longitude: -86.3144       In this case, the coordinates for Mill Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.429 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.115 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.919 degrees.