Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smiths Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smiths Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smiths 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 Smiths Mill:
- 33.317344, -83.838792
- 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 Smiths 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Smiths Mill is near Butts County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butts County
- eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Smiths Mill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Smiths Mill.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Smiths Mill.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Troup County
- This Smiths Mill is located in Troup County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smiths Mill that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Smiths Mill.
- Troup County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Smiths Mill is located in Talladega County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west of the Smiths Mill that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Smiths Mill.
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Maricopa County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Smiths Mill.
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Smiths Mill that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Smiths Mill.
- Waseca County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Smiths Mill [Waseca County].
- Mississippi
- Simpson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Smiths Mill [Simpson County].
- Texas
- Upshur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Smiths Mill [Upshur County].
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- This Smiths Mill is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smiths Mill that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Smiths Mill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiths 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.
- Cork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hardys Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
- Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Butts County
- Iron Springs Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs Crossroads
- Iron Springs Crossroads is located in Butts County
- Kitchens Store ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchens Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Store
- Kitchens Store is located in Jasper County
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Creek is located in Jasper County
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Turtles Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtles Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove
- Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
- Waits Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry
- Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
How Far From Smiths 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 Smiths Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Smiths Mill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Smiths Mill and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Smiths Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smiths Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smiths Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3173, Longitude: -83.8388 In this case, the coordinates for Smiths Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Smiths Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Smiths 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. |
| <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 Smiths 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 311.915 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.226 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.178 degrees. |