Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spring Mill Village:
  • 38.735053, -86.426934
  • 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 Spring Mill Village

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Spring Mill Village is near Orange County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Spring Mill Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Mill Village ...

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.

• Bono
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bono is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
• Brimstone Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brimstone Corners is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corners
• Georgia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Georgia is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Lost River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lost River is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
• Mitchell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <1>
• Orleans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <1>
• Pinhook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinhook is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Rabbitville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rabbitville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitville
• Rivervale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rivervale is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
• Riverview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Mill Village to Bedford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'