Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Amos 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 Amos Mill:
  • 34.717580, -85.518853
  • 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 Amos 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 Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
  • Since Amos Mill is near DeKalb County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Amos Mill

Communities Also Named Amos Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Amos Mill.

Within Georgia, the name Amos Mill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Amos Mill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Harford County
    • This Amos Mill is located in Harford County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Amos Mill that is located in Dade County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Amos Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amos 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.

• Cartersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Deer Head Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Head Cove is located in DeKalb County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Head Cove
• Head River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Head River is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head River
• Plum Nelly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Plum Nelly is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Nelly
• Rising Fawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rising Fawn is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Fawn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Fawn <2>
• Sulphur Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sulphur Springs Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs Station is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs Station

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

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

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Dade County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Amos Mill to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'