Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lees Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lees Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lees 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 Lees Mill:
- 33.502336, -84.526873
- 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 Lees 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Lees Mill is near Fulton County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lees Mill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Lees Mill.
Within Georgia, the name Lees Mill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Lees Mill is located in Johnston County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lees Mill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Lees Mill.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lees Mill [Washington County].
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- This Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lees Mill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Lees Mill.
- Prince George County
- This Lees Mill is located in Prince George County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east northeast of the Lees Mill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Lees Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lees 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.
- Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Christian Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
- Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Deep Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
- Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
- Dix - Leeson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dix - Leeson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Ginger Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
- Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
- Graves Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Heritage Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
- Hickory Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
- Hopeful
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Ledgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Sandy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
- Smoke Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
- Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Stop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lees 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 Lees Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lees Mill and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Lees Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lees Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lees Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lees Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5023, Longitude: -84.5269 In this case, the coordinates for Lees Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lees Mill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lees Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lees Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.324 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.724 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.40 degrees. |