Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mill Shoals

• 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 Mill Shoals:
  • 38.249445, -88.345558
  • 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 Mill Shoals

• 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Since Mill Shoals is near Wayne County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Mill Shoals

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Shoals ...

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.

• Burnt Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Prairie is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Prairie <1>
• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Crossville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Crossville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <1>
• Diamond City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Golden Gate
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Gate is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <1>
• Hoodville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Mayberry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mayberry is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Nipper Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nipper Corner is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipper Corner
• Springer Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Springer Station is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station
• Stokes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Stokes is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Toms Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Toms Prairie is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Prairie

How Far From Mill Shoals 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 Mill Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carmi, which is the Seat of White County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Shoals to Carmi, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'