Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenfield Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenfield Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenfield 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 Greenfield Mills:
- 41.750974, -85.225486
- 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 Greenfield 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 LaGrange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
- Since Greenfield Mills is near Steuben County and also Branch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- eBird sighting report for Branch 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 Greenfield Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Greenfield Mills.
Within Indiana, the name Greenfield Mills is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Greenfield Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greenfield Mills that is located in LaGrange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Greenfield Mills.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenfield 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.
- Crooked Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
- Crooked Lake is located in Steuben County
- Fawn River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hatmaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Indian Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Steuben County
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Lake James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake James
- Lake James is located in Steuben County
- Nevada Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
- Panama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Star Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Greenfield 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 Greenfield Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenfield Mills and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of LaGrange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenfield Mills to LaGrange, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenfield Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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- Greenfield Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenfield Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7510, Longitude: -85.2255 |
| <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 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 Greenfield Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.855 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.426 degrees. |