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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 The Red Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Red Mills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 The Red Mills:
    • 39.581437, -85.922482
    • 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 The Red Mills
  • 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 The Red Mills ...

We found six communities that share the name The Red Mills.

Within Indiana, the name The Red Mills is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This The Red Mills is located in Columbia County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Red Mills that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of The Red Mills.
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This The Red Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the northeast of the The Red Mills that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of The Red Mills.
      • Tompkins County
      • This The Red Mills is located in Tompkins County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east northeast of the The Red Mills that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of The Red Mills.
      • Ulster County
      • This The Red Mills is located in Ulster County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the east northeast of the The Red Mills that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of The Red Mills.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This The Red Mills is located in Augusta County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the The Red Mills that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of The Red Mills.
      • Rockbridge County
      • This The Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the east southeast of the The Red Mills that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of The Red Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Red 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.

  • Boggstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggstown
    • Boggstown is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boggstown <3>
  • Clover Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
    • Clover Village is located in Shelby County
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Shelby County
  • London
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • London is located in Shelby County
  • London Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Heights
    • London Heights is located in Shelby County
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Shelby County
  • Reds Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reds Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Corner
    • Reds Corner is located in Johnson County
  • Sugar Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sugar Creek is located in Shelby County

How Far From The Red Mills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Red Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Red Mills and extending to:

  • Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from The Red Mills to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Red Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Red Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Red Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5814, Longitude: -85.9225       In this case, the coordinates for The Red 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 The Red 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 313.325 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.736 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.409 degrees.




 

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