Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for London 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 London Mills:
  • 40.710580, -90.266191
  • 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 London 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since London Mills is near Knox County and also McDonough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonough 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 London Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near London 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.

• Buckeye
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Buckeye is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Cuba
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cuba is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
• Elba Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elba Center is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
• Greenbush
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenbush is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Manley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Manley is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
• Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Prairie City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Uniontown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Uniontown is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Village Square
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Village Square is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
• Walnut Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From London 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 village such as London Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in London Mills and extending to:

• Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from London Mills to Lewistown, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'