Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chilean 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 Chilean Mill:
  • 34.151142, -112.393224
  • 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 Chilean 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 Yavapai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
  • Since Chilean Mill is near Maricopa County and also Coconino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino 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 Chilean Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chilean 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.

• Castle Hot Springs ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Castle Hot Springs is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hot Springs
• Constellation ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Constellation is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constellation
• Crown King
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown King is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown King
  • Crown King has also been known as:
  • Crowned King
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown King <1>
• Humbug ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
• Minnehaha ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
• Minnehaha Flats ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Minnehaha Flats is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Flats
• Packer ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Packer is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer
• Tip Top ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
• Walnut Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chilean Mill and extending to:

• Prescott, which is the Seat of Yavapai County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Chilean Mill to Prescott, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,179 miles [13,162.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'