Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White 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 White Mills:
- 37.555337, -86.032189
- 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 White 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since White Mills is near Grayson County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- eBird sighting report for Hart 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 White Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name White Mills.
Within Kentucky, the name White Mills is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named White Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- This White Mills is located in Wayne County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Mills that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of White Mills.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
- Big Clifty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Cecilia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilia
- Cecilia is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilia <3>
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Fragrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Horntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Limp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Pierce Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Riders Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riders Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mill
- Riders Mill is located in Hart County
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- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Grayson County
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Seven Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Spike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Star Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Tar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek
How Far From White 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 White Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Mills and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from White Mills to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5553, Longitude: -86.0322 In this case, the coordinates for White 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 White 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 313.371 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.50 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.014 degrees. |