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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dutch Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dutch Mills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Dutch Mills:
- 37.415489, -89.273259
- 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 Dutch 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Dutch Mills is near Alexander County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Dutch Mills
Communities Also Named Dutch Mills ...
We found one communities that are also named Dutch Mills.
Within Illinois, the name Dutch Mills is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Dutch Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Dutch Mills is located in Washington County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dutch Mills that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dutch Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dutch 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.
- Anna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Moccasin Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moccasin Springs is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Valley Mission
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mission is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mission
- Water Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Dutch Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dutch Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dutch Mills and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Dutch Mills to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dutch Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dutch Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dutch Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4155, Longitude: -89.2733 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.421 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.498 degrees. |
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