Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Philbrick 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 Philbrick Mill:
  • 39.082122, -123.495288
  • 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 Philbrick 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
  • Since Philbrick Mill is near Sonoma County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Philbrick Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Philbrick 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.

• Anchor Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Anchor Bay is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchor Bay <1>
• Asylum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Asylum is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
• Cape Horn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cape Horn is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
• Elk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elk is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <1>
• Fish Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fish Rock is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Rock
• Flumeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flumeville is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flumeville
• Hermitage ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Little Penny
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Little Penny is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Penny
• Melbourne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Melbourne is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
• Presswood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Presswood is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presswood
• Signal Port
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Signal Port is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Port
  • Signal Port has also been known as:
  • Hardscratch

How Far From Philbrick Mill 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 Philbrick 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 Philbrick Mill and extending to:

• Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Philbrick Mill to Ukiah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,465 miles [3,967 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 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 8,114 miles [13,058.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'