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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hoover 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 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hoover 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Since Hoover Mill is near Geneva County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Hoover Mill

Communities Also Named Hoover Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Baker Settlement is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Settlement
• Caryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Caryville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <2>
• Eleanor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eleanor is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Graceville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Graceville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
• Highnote
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Highnote is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highnote
• Holland Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Holland Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Crossroads
• Poplar Head
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Head

How Far From Hoover 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'