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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 Dutch Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dutch Mills 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 Dutch Mills:
    • 35.875708, -94.491457
    • 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 Dutch 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Dutch Mills is near Adair County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Dutch Mills

Communities Also Named Dutch Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Dutch Mills.

Within Arkansas, the name Dutch Mills is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Dutch Mills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Union County
      • This Dutch Mills is located in Union County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dutch Mills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Dutch Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dutch 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.

  • Baron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baron is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron
  • Bell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blanch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanch is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • England
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • England is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
  • Floss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Floss is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floss
  • Going Snake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Going Snake is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Going Snake
  • Green
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Green is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rosedale ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Skylight
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stony Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Stony Point is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stop is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Strawberry Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Strawberry Spring is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Spring
    • Zion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Dutch 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 Dutch Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dutch Mills to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,354 miles [8,616.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dutch Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dutch 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 Dutch Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8757, Longitude: -94.4915    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.735 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.471 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.187 degrees.