Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Mills
- 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 Lake Mills:
- 43.416957, -93.532016
- 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 Lake Mills
- 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- Since Lake Mills is near Worth County and also Freeborn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worth County
- eBird sighting report for Freeborn 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 Lake Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Lake Mills.
Within Iowa, the name Lake Mills is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Lake Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Jefferson County
- This Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east of the Lake Mills that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lake Mills.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Mills ...
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.
- Fertile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- Fertile is located in Worth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fertile <3>
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>
- Kiester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
- Kiester is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <3>
- Norman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Scarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarville
- Scarville is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarville <3>
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Somber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Twin Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
How Far From Lake Mills 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 city such as Lake Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Mills and extending to:
- Forest City, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Mills to Forest City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4170, Longitude: -93.5320 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills 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 318.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.15 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.183 degrees. |