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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 Hoover Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoover Mill 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 Hoover Mill:
    • 30.869630, -85.686043
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hoover Mill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Hoover Mill ...

We found one communities that share the name Hoover Mill.

Within Florida, the name Hoover Mill is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Hoover Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Wayne County
      • This Hoover Mill is located in Wayne County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the north of the Hoover Mill that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hoover Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoover 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.

  • Baker Settlement
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Settlement
    • Baker Settlement is located in Holmes County
  • Caryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eleanor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Eleanor is located in Holmes County
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Washington County
  • Graceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highnote
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highnote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highnote
    • Highnote is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Holland Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Crossroads
    • Holland Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Poplar Head
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Head
    • Poplar Head is located in Washington County

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

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

  • Bonifay, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies just to the South.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hoover Mill to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoover Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoover Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoover Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8696, Longitude: -85.6860       In this case, the coordinates for Hoover Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hoover Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.836 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.95 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.412 degrees.




 

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